Registered Pharmacist, Northern Pretoria, Pretoria / Tshwane. Currently on the lookout for a Pharmacist .The successful candidate will be responsible for dispensing medication to patients and will report to the Pharmacy Manager.

Essential: BPharm, Registered with the SAPC. Experienced at supervising staff and computer literate-MS Office. Sound numerical skills as well as a strong command of the English language as well as a second language(third additional language advantageous).

Advantageous: Relevant retail|FMCG experience. SAP experience. Unisolv experience. E-Scripting experience.

Duties and Responsibilities: 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.

Accurately interpret scripts and act in a professional and responsible manner, and within the legal requirements in accordance with the SAPC. Correct errors on scripts rejected by medical aid. Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorised to prescribe medicine.

Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regard to the use of the 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.

Keep abreast of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements for claims and dispensing. Follow up with patients regarding script tacking reports as requested by the Dispensary Manager, and follow up appointments. Explain all medical aid costs to patients. Process all paperwork for accurate submission of claims to medical aids. Ensure authorisation of chronic, HIV and AIDS, and oncology medication. Maintain customer profiles on the system. Take note of any messages on the customer profile, and take suitable action.

Report on low / out of stock levels, and stock errors to the Dispensary Manager. Facilitate stock takes. Exercise stock, cash and asset control.

Competencies: Good communication skills, listening. Basic dosing and important drug interaction. Customer service/focus. Supervisor experience, and able to lead by example. Ability to train other staff members. Conflict management. Strong attention to detail.

Send your detailed CV to louwiestaryn@gmail.com or contact on 0103126756.