Pharmacist Assistant Qpb

**Listing reference**: 018134**Listing status**: Online-
**Position summary**

**Industry**:Pharmaceutical Sector
- **Job category**:FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain**Location**:Bloemfontein
- **Contract**:Permanent**Remuneration**:Market Related
- **EE position**:Yes**Introduction**
- Responsible for providing pharmaceutical care services (within scope of practice) and performing day-to-day dispensary administration according to company's Standard Operating Plans (SOPs). To focus on the administration of scripts to provide general dispensing duties with the emphasis on patient satisfaction**Job description**

**Job Objectives**:
**Responsibilities**
- Interact with customers in a professional manner and with strict confidentiality within SOP and agreed timelines
- Administration of scripts and or any other claiming/capturing related procedure
- Accurate and complete handling of all profiles worked on
- Interact with health care professionals where needed
- Problem solving and follow up of queries

**Duties**
- Interact with customers via telephone or other means regarding medication and Healthcare Services
- Accurate capturing of scripts received at the Central Pharmacy centre
- Handling of queries regarding prescriptions
- Patient Profile management
- Assist with Chronic authorizations
- Liaison with all other departments
- Ad hoc requirements as per operational requirements

**Knowledge**:

- Product knowledge (including OTC)
- SAPC and relevant legal knowledge
- Sound knowledge of the chronic authorization process and procedures
- Customer service orientated
- Ethical working practice and compliance

**Skills**:

- Computer literacy (MS Office)
- Customer service orientated
- Team Player
- Integrity
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Computer literacy (MS Office)
- Must be bilingual (with English being one of the requirements
- Must be able to work with patients and be adaptable to assist with various departmental duties
- Be able to use initiative in order to provide patient satisfaction
- Effective time management skills
- Adaptability
- Positive attitude
- Be able to work under pressure

**Competencies**:

- Essential- Adhering to Principles and Values
- Working with People
- Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations**Minimum requirements**

**Experience**:

- Minimum 1 year in the role of Pharmacist Assistant Post Basic

**Education**:

- Further Education and Training Certificate Pharmacist Assistance (Essential)

**Kindly note only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted.**

**We also encourage people with disabilities to apply.