Dis-Chem Pharmacist - Musina, Limpopo

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is seeking a qualified and experienced Pharmacist to join their team at the Musina store. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality pharmaceutical care, ensuring patient needs are met with professionalism and accountability.

Minimum Requirements

• Grade 12 / Matric qualification
• BPharm or equivalent qualification
• Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical field
• 2-3 years of retail pharmacy experience (including as a student or intern)
• Computer literacy, proficient in MS Office applications

Advantageous Qualifications

• Relevant retail or FMCG experience
• Knowledge of a third additional language
• SAP (System Applications and Products) experience
• E-scripting experience
• Registered tutor status
• Unisolv experience

Duties and Responsibilities

The Pharmacist will provide pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for patients' medicine-related needs and being accountable for meeting these needs. Key duties include:

• Evaluating patients' medicine-related needs, including determining the indication, safety, and effectiveness of therapy
• Dispensing medicines and scheduled substances based on prescriptions from authorised prescribers
• Signing off and checking all prescriptions prepared by assistants or interns, accepting accountability for correctness
• Furnishing information and advice to patients regarding medicine use
• Determining patient compliance with therapy and following up to ensure needs are met
• Providing pharmacist-initiated therapy
• Compounding, preparing, or packaging medicines under supervision
• Manufacturing medicines or scheduled substances under supervision
• Purchasing, importing, storing, supplying, or selling medicines under supervision
• Applying for medicine registration according to the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act
• Formulating medicines for registration
• Distributing medicines
• Re-packaging medicines
• Initiating and conducting pharmaceutical research and development
• Promoting public health

Additional responsibilities encompass:

• Accurately interpreting scripts and acting professionally within legal requirements
• Capturing script details accurately and verifying patient details on the system
• Ensuring accurate picking, packing, labelling, and checking of medication, with awareness of dosages and drug interactions
• Providing accurate instructions to patients on medicine use
• Keeping abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements
• Advising and assisting patients at the dispensary, self-medication counter, and front-shop
• Following up on script tracking reports and appointments as requested
• Explaining medical aid costs to patients
• Following through on customer promises
• Evaluating disease conditions and referring to in-store health facilities when necessary
• Processing paperwork for accurate medical aid claims submission
• Correcting errors on rejected medical aid scripts
• Authorising chronic, HIV/AIDS, and oncology medication
• Maintaining customer profiles on the system
• Merging profiles locally and notifying Vexall for central merging
• Noting messages on customer profiles and taking suitable action
• Assisting the Dispensary Manager to ensure administration functions are correct and timely
• Reporting on low/out-of-stock levels and stock errors
• Facilitating bi-annual stock takes
• Exercising stock, cash, and asset control
• Assisting the Dispensary Manager to ensure stock control processes are adhered to and registers are up to date
• Maintaining housekeeping standards according to Dis-Chem standards
• Adhering to Dis-Chem policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures
• Adhering to Health and Safety rules and regulations
• Adhering to Dis-Chem uniform and personal appearance policy

Competencies

Essential

• Strong command of English and a second language (reading, writing, speaking)
• Good communication skills, including listening
• Basic knowledge of dosing and 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 skills
• Team player
• Trustworthy and honest
• Time management skills
• Able to deal with pressure
• Computer literacy (MS Office)

Special Conditions of Employment

• Registration 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 citizenship
• MIE Clear credit and criminal records

Remuneration and Benefits

• Market-related salary
• Monthly and annual performance pay
• Medical aid
• Provident fund
• Staff account

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.