Pharmaceutical Assistant
7 days ago
Estimated Salary: R250,000 per annum
We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Pharmaceutical Assistant to join our team at Dis-Chem Bedfordview. As a Pharmaceutical Assistant, you will play a vital role in providing excellent customer service and ensuring the smooth operation of our pharmacy.
Job Description:As a Pharmaceutical Assistant, your primary responsibilities will include:
- Assisting pharmacists with the sale of Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 medicines or scheduled substances
- Compounding, manipulating, or preparing non-sterile medicines or scheduled substances according to approved procedures
- Manufacturing non-sterile medicines or scheduled substances according to approved procedures
- Re-packaging medicine
- Distributing and controlling stock of Schedule 1 to Schedule 5 medicines or scheduled substances
- Ordering medicine and scheduled substances up to Schedule 6 according to authorized instructions
- Accurately interpreting scripts and acting professionally within legal requirements
- Capturing script details accurately and verifying patients' details on the system
- Ensuring accurate picking, packing, labelling, and checking of medication, as well as awareness of common dosages and drug interactions
- Providing accurate instructions to patients regarding medicine use
- Maintaining knowledge of changes in medical aid procedures and requirements
- Ensuring all medications are checked for accuracy by and signed by a pharmacist
- Advising and assisting patients at the dispensary, self-medication, and front-shop
- Following up with patients regarding script tracking reports and appointments
- Explaining medical aid costs to patients
- Providing information to promote health
- Processing paperwork for accurate submission of claims to medical aids
- Correcting errors on rejected scripts
- Ensuring authorization of chronic, HIV, and AIDS medication
- Maintaining customer profiles on the system
- Merging profiles locally and notifying UCS for central merging
- Notifying action based on customer profile messages
- Reporting low/out-of-stock levels and stock errors to the dispensary manager
- Receiving and merchandising stock according to SOPs and FEFO
- Facilitating bi-annual stock takes
- Exercising stock, cash, and asset control
Requirements:
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Basic Pharmacist Assistance qualification
- Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
- Working experience on Unisolv
- Computer literate – MS Office
- Sound numerical skills
- Strong command of the English language and a second language
- Willingness to work retail hours
Advantageous Skills:
- Knowledge of Retail/FMCG operations
- Third Additional Language
- Knowledge of SAP and E-Scripting
- Drug and family planning, and complementary medicine
Location: Bedfordview
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