Pharmacist Market Square; Store

dis-chem pharmacies require the services of a reputable pharmacist for plettenberg bay-market square. Your portfolio will cover the provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs and being accountable for meeting these needs.

• grade 12 / matric
• bpharm / equivalent qualification
• registered with the south african pharmacy council (sapc)
• min 2-3 years experience in pharmaceutical
• 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience (student/intern)
• computer literate – ms office

• grade 12 / matric
• bpharm / equivalent qualification
• registered with the south african pharmacy council (sapc)
• min 2-3 years experience in pharmaceutical
• 2-3 years retail pharmacy experience (student/intern)
• computer literate – ms office

• relevant retail/ fmcg experience
• third additional language
• sap experience
• e-scripting experience
• registered tutor
• unisolv experience

• provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients’ medicine-related needs, and being accountable for meeting those needs, which shall include, but not be limited to the following functions:
• evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy
• dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine
• signing off and checking of all prescriptions prepared by an assistant or an intern and accepting accountability for the correctness thereof as per gpp 2.7.1.2.1.f
• furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use of medicine
• determining patient compliance with the therapy, and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are being met
• the provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy
• the compounding, manipulation, preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance, or the supervision thereof
• the manufacturing of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• the purchasing, acquiring, importing, keeping, possessing, using, releasing, storage, packaging, re-packaging, supplying or selling of any medicine or scheduled substance, or supervision thereof
• the application for the registration of a medicine in accordance with the medicines act and pharmacy act
• the acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist as prescribed above;
• the formulation of any medicine for the purposes of registration as a medicine;
• the distribution of any medicine or scheduled substance;
• the re-packaging of medicines;
• the initiation and conducting of pharmaceutical research and development; and
• the promotion of public health.
• accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner and within the legal requirements in accordance with the south african pharmaceutical council.
• capture script details accurately and verify patient’s details on the system.
• ensure accurate picking / packing / labelling and checking of medication and be aware of common dosages as well as important drug interactions.
• provide accurate instructions to the patients regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
• keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing.
• advise and assist patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter and front-shop.
• follow up with patients regarding script tracking report as requested by the dispensary manager and follow up appointments.
• explain all medical aid costs to patients.
• follow through on promises made to customers.
• evaluation of disease conditions and referral to in-store health facilities when necessary.
• process all paperwork necessary for the accurate submission of claims to medical aids.
• correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid.
• ensure authorization of chronic, hiv and aids and oncology medication.
• maintain customer profiles on the system.
• merge profiles locally and vexall should be notified to merge profiles centrally.
• take note of any messages on the customer profile and take suitable action.
• assist the dispensary manager to ensure that all administration functions are carried out correctly and timeously.
• report on low - / out of stock…