Job Description

Full Time Cape Town, Southern Suburbs November 3, 2023 - December 3, 2023 Pharmacist

Job Overview

Requirements:

• BPharm and SAPC registered with relevant experience

Experience and Knowledge:

• Proven experience as a Responsible Pharmacist
• Medication Management experience
• Propharm and Clinic Manager experience would be advantageous
• Hospital experience will be advantageous
• Able to carry out all dispensing activities as per SAPC

Skills and Attributes

• Strong understanding of pharmacology, drug interactions, dosages and pharmaceutical sciences
• Regulatory compliance
• Good understanding of the private healthcare industry and its challenges
• Excellent leadership and decision-making skills
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ethical integrity
• Understand great patient care.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional communication
• Computer proficiency
• Professional and focused
• Well-presented and professional
• Business Acumen

The main purpose of this position:
Looking for a strong leader that will take initiative, lead and guide the pharmacy team
The successful incumbent will play a key part in developing and growing our pharmacy by providing top-notch pharmaceutical services to our patients and residents
The Responsible Pharmacist is an essential part of our multidisciplinary team
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Dispensing of any medicine on authorised prescriptions (in-patients and out-patients)
• Evaluation of a patientxe2x80x99s medicine-related needs, ensuring safe medication distribution and provide advice to any person with regard to the use of medicine
• Preparation or packaging of any medicine or scheduled substance or the supervision thereof
• Managing and overseeing of regular stock takes and ensuring that stock areas are well organised
• Prescription monitoring to ensure that prescribing and administration of medicines are monitored regularly and to ensure compliance is adhered to
• Ensure billing of any items issued is completed and up to date (including in-patient and out-patient accounts)
• Ensuring medical aid authorisation of chronic medication for out-patients has been received
• Report on medication discrepancies/ errors, and adverse drug reactions
• Ensure that the Good Pharmacy Practice guidelines and pharmacy procedures are adhered to.
• Assessing and updating current policies and procedures
• Provide regular feedback to management with regard to any new developments or concerns within the pharmacy
• Train and provide support to pharmacist staff as well as nursing staff when required
• Ensuring continuous professional development by means of the pharmacy quality
• Attend regular MDT meetings

Should you meet the above requirements, we urge you to apply by forwarding your CV along with any supporting documents to tracy@glass-house.co.za