Pharmacy Technician at SASAdoctor

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Reviewing and executing doctor’s prescriptions checking their appropriateness and legality
2. Organizing the pharmacy in an efficient manner to make the identification of products easier and faster
3. Maintaining full control over delivering, stocking and labeling medication.
4. Proper inventory management using data and analytics.
5. Listen carefully to customers to interpret their needs and issues and offer information and advice
6. Prepare medicine when appropriate using correct dosages and material for each individual patient
7. Keep records of patient history and of all activities regarding refill medication
8. Keep abreast of advancements in medicine by attending conferences and seminars and collaborating with other healthcare professionals
9. Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations and procedures and ensure that treatments are compatible with medication issued
10. Check dosage and ensure that medicines are correctly and safely supplied and labelled
11. Supervise the preparation of any medicines (not all are supplied ready made-up by the manufacturer)
12. Keep a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes
13. Liaise with doctors about prescriptions
14. Advise patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatment
15. Prepare dosette boxes, usually for the elderly, but also for those with memory/learning difficulties or those who have several combinations of tablets to take, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week
16. Undertake Medicine Use Reviews (MUR), an advanced service to help patients understand how their medicines work and why they have to take them
17. Properly execute the delivery of prescription medicines to patients
18. Manage, supervise, and train pharmacy support staff
19. Manage finance and budgets for the pharmacy
20. Keep up to date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs, and their uses
21. Ensuring billing is done before medication dispatch
22. Any other tasks as assigned

ATTRIBUTES

• Proven experience as a pharmacy technician for 6 years.
• Thorough understanding of dosage administration and measurement, chemical compounds, medical brands etc.
• Outstanding knowledge of MS Office and Pharmacy information systems
• Good organizing skills
• Excellent communication skills with a customer-oriented approach
• Integrity and compassion

QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma in Pharmacy
• Valid license to practice the profession
• Work experience with insurance claims is an added advantage