Job Description:

A vacancy exists for a Pharmacist position based at a private hospital. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the quality pharmaceutical services, financial objectives, legislative compliance and people management requirements are achieved to the required standards.

Job Requirements:

Pharm / Dip.Pharm / B.Sc Pharm
Relevant clinical knowledge and experience to the critical outputs
Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council
Understanding of pharmacy and related healthcare industry, legislation, regulation and challenges
Knowledge of pharmaceutical legislation
Pharmaceutical product knowledge
Computer proficiency (MS office)

Responsibilities:

Accurate dispensing of medication to patients
Report 100% of medication incidents and develop and implement remedial actions as appropriate
Report 100% of pharmacy alerts and develop and implement remedial action and complete a trends
analysis quarterly
Participate in the implementation and compliance to the hospital Quality management systems
Participate in the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and healthcare legal and professional standards
Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and ward
Provide information to and handle queries from doctors, hospital staff and patients
Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives
Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy
Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals
Build effective working relationships with doctors
Participate in achieving stock targets
Achieve optimal system utilisation
Participate in Pharmacist Intern and Pharmacist Assistant programmes as appropriate
Perform on call, weekend and public holiday duty as per roster and operational requirements