Job Vacancies at RS Hunter

Job Description

 The community pharmacist is responsible for controlling, dispensing and distributing medicine. He She would work to legal and ethical guidelines to ensure the correct and safe supply of medical products to the general public. The community pharmacist would be  involved in maintaining and improving people’s health by providing advice and information as well as supplying prescription medicines.

Community pharmacist will also sell over-the-counter medical products and instruct patients on the use of medicines and medical appliances. The pharmacist will also offer specialist health checks, such as blood pressure monitoring and diabetes screening.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Dispensing prescription medicines to the public;
• Ensuring that different treatments are compatible;
• Checking dosage and ensuring that medicines are correctly and safely supplied and labeled.
• Supervising the preparation of any medicines.
• Keeping a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes.
• Liaising with doctors about prescriptions.
• Selling over-the-counter medicines.
• Counseling and advising the public on the treatment of minor ailments.
• Advising patients of any adverse side-effects of medicines or potential interactions with other medicines/treatments.
• Preparing dosette and cassette boxes, usually for the elderly but also for those with memory/learning difficulties, where tablets are placed in compartments for specified days of the week.
• Undertaking Medicine Use Reviews (MUR), an advanced service to help patients .understand how their medicines work and why they have to take them.
• Managing a needle and syringe exchange.
• Measuring and fitting compression hosiery.
• Monitoring blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
• Offering a diabetes screening service.
• Arranging the delivery of prescription medicines to patients.
• Managing, supervising and training pharmacy support staff.
• Budgeting and financial management.
• Keeping up to date with current pharmacy practice, new drugs and their uses.

Skills/Qualifications:

•  Supply Management, Organization, Integrity, Reporting Skills, Attention to Detail, Dependability, Creating a Safe Effective Environment, Quality Focus, Supply Management, Analyzing Information , Informing Others
• Minimum of 2 years experience in a community pharmacy
• A pharmaceutical degree from a recognized university.

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Supports pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.

Pharmacy Technician Job Duties:

• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians’ orders and prescriptions.
• Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges.
• Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  

Skills/Qualifications:

•  Supply Management, Organization, Integrity, Reporting Skills, Attention to Detail, Dependability, Creating a Safe Effective Environment, Quality Focus, Supply Management, Analyzing Information , Informing Others
• 2-3 years Experience