Pharmacist - Norwood

Pharmacist Job Description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is seeking a skilled and experienced Pharmacist to join their team in Norwood. As a Pharmacist, you will be responsible for providing pharmaceutical care to patients, ensuring their medicine-related needs are met, and adhering to the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate patients' medicine-related needs and determine the indication, safety, and effectiveness of therapy.
• Dispense medicines and scheduled substances on prescription, and sign off and check prescriptions prepared by assistants or interns.
• Furnish information and advice to patients regarding the use of medicines.
• Determine patient compliance with therapy and follow up to ensure medicine-related needs are met.
• Provide pharmacist-initiated therapy, compound, manipulate, prepare, or package medicines, and supervise these activities.
• Purchase, acquire, import, keep, possess, use, release, store, package, re-package, supply, or sell medicines, and supervise these activities.
• Apply for the registration of medicines in accordance with the Medicines Act and Pharmacy Act.
• Perform acts specially pertaining to the profession of a pharmacist, as prescribed.
• Formulate medicines for registration, distribute medicines, re-package medicines, initiate and conduct pharmaceutical research and development, and promote public health.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 / Matric qualification or equivalent.
• BPharm or equivalent qualification.
• Registered with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in pharmaceuticals, with 2-3 years' retail pharmacy experience (student/intern) preferred.
• Computer literate, with MS Office skills advantageous.
• Relevant retail/FMCG experience, third additional language, SAP experience, E-scripting experience, registered tutor, and Unisolv experience advantageous.

Competencies:

• Strong command of the English language and a second language.
• Good communication skills, listening, and basic dosing and important drug interaction knowledge.
• Customer service/focus, supervisor experience, and ability to lead by example.
• Conflict management, strong attention to detail, sound numerical skills, problem-solving, team player, trustworthy, and honest.
• Ability to deal with pressure, time management, and physically fit to stand for long periods.

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Registered 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 drivers' license and own reliable transport.
• South African citizen, MIE, clear credit and criminal records.

Remuneration and Benefits:

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

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