Post-Basic Pharmacy Assistant Registered

Prudent HR Solutions

East London, Eastern Cape
Permanent
Full-time

2 months ago

Pharmacy Assistant Job Summary (Post-Basic)We are seeking a responsible, detail-oriented pharmacy assistant to join our growing healthcare team. In this role, you will assist the pharmacist in all clerical duties, including ringing up customers, restocking shelves, tracking inventory, and answering phones. You must be an efficient worker and an excellent communicator.Pharmacy Assistant Duties and Responsibilities

Assist pharmacist and pharmacy technician to process prescriptions
Greet customers and answer basic questions
Be familiar with stocked medications
Advise customers on basic drug information and interactions
Defer to pharmacist for more complex inquiries
Input customer and prescription information into the computer system
Type and print out prescription labels
Help gather and bag prescriptions and deliver to customers
Answer phones in a professional manner
Take and track inventory, restocking when needed
Assist in organizing and shelving medicine
Accept and process deliveries
Frequently clean and organize the workspace
Perform various administrative duties as needed (filing, copying forms, till counting, etc.)
Manage cash register and complete transactions
Report any major issues to head pharmacist

Pharmacy Assistant Requirements and Qualifications

National Senior Certificate
Must be qualified as per the SAPC requirements.
Previous experience working in a pharmacy or other service-related job preferred
Knowledge of over-the-counter medicines and common prescriptions
Excellent customer service skills
Experience using POS systems
Computer literate and proficient typist
To support the pharmacies vision to be the customer’s first choice health retailer by living and driving the company values.
Retail experience essential
Propharm Software knowledge will be a requirement.

All applicants should reside within East London or be willing to relocate permanently.Only suitable candidates will be shortlisted. If you are not contacted by us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.We will however keep your CV on our database should any other job opportunities arise that match your profile, unless requested otherwise.

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