Locum Pharmacist - Vaal Mall - Vanderbijlpark Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited

Job Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies requires a reputable Pharmacist for its Vaal Mall store. The role involves providing pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients' medicine-related needs and ensuring all needs are met.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric
• BPharm / equivalent qualification
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Min 2-3 years experience in Pharmacy
• 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience (Student/Intern)
• Computer literate - MS Office

Advantageous

• Relevant retail/FMCG experience
• Additional language
• SAP experience
• E-scripting experience
• Registered tutor
• Unisolv experience

Duties and Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients' medicine-related needs, determining the indication, safety, and effectiveness of therapy.
• Dispense medicines or scheduled substances on prescriptions from authorized prescribers.
• Sign off and check all prescriptions prepared by assistants or interns, accepting accountability for their correctness.
• Provide information and advice about medicine use to patients.
• Determine patient compliance and follow up to ensure needs are met; provide pharmacist-initiated therapy.
• Compounding, manipulation, preparation, or packaging of medicines, or supervise these activities.
• Manufacture or supervise the manufacture of medicines.
• Purchase, acquire, import, store, package, re-package, supply, or sell medicines or scheduled substances, or oversee these processes.
• Apply for the registration of medicines in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act.
• Perform acts pertaining to the pharmacy profession as prescribed above.
• Formulate medicines for registration purposes.
• Distribute medicines or scheduled substances.
• Re-package medicines.
• Initiate and conduct pharmaceutical research and development; promote public health.
• Accurately interpret scripts and act responsibly within legal requirements.
• Capture script details and verify patient details in the system.
• Ensure accurate picking, packing, labeling, and checking of medication; stay aware of common dosages and drug interactions.
• Provide clear instructions to patients on correct medicine use.
• Keep up to date with changes in medical aid procedures and claim requirements.
• Advise patients at the dispensary, self medication counter, and front shop.
• Follow up with patients regarding script tracking reports and appointments.
• Explain medical aid costs to patients.
• Follow through on promises made to customers.
• Evaluate disease conditions and refer to in store health facilities when necessary.
• Process paperwork for claims to medical aids.
• Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aids.
• Ensure authorization of chronic, HIV, AIDS, and oncology medication.
• Maintain customer profiles in the system.
• Merge profiles locally and notify Vexall for central merge.
• Take note of any messages on customer profiles and act appropriately.
• Assist the Dispensary Manager in ensuring all administrative functions are carried out correctly and timely.
• Report low or out of stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager.
• Facilitate bi annual stock takes.
• Exercise stock, cash, and asset control.
• Assist with stock control processes and ensure registers are kept up to date per legislation.
• Maintain housekeeping in accordance with Dis Chem standards.
• Adhere to Dis Chem policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, health and safety rules, and uniform/personal appearance policy.

Competencies - Essential

• Strong command of English and a second language (reading, writing, speaking).
• Good communication skills and listening.
• Basic dosing knowledge and awareness of important drug interactions.
• Customer service focus.
• Supervisor experience and ability to lead by example.
• Ability to train other staff members.
• Conflict management.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Sound numerical skills.
• Problem solving.
• Team player.
• Trustworthy and honest.
• Time management.
• Able to deal with pressure.
• Computer literate - MS Office.

Special Conditions of Employment

• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council.
• Willing and able to work retail hours.
• Controlled room temperature, security, limited space, health and safety, risk stock.
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods.
• Valid driver's license and own reliable transport.
• South African citizen.
• Clear credit and criminal records.

Remuneration and Benefits

Market related salary.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Dis Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis Chem's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis Chem's Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.