Pharmacist Job at Life Healthcare in Illovo

Job Title:     Pharmacist 
Function:     Pharmacy
Facility:     Life East London Private Hospital


Introduction:    

A vacancy exists for a Pharmacist based at East London Private Hospital, reporting to Erniel Ravjee, Senior Pharmacist. 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.

Critical Outputs:    

Effective medication safety management
• 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.
Effective quality management systems
• Participate in the implementation and compliance to LHC Quality management systems.
• Ensure compliance with SAPC, DOH and LHC legal and professional standards.
• Participate in achieving required customer service levels in theatre and wards.
• Implement customer satisfaction and pharmacy quality initiatives.
Effective financial management
• Participate in achieving hospital budgeted financial measures relating to pharmacy.
Effective product management
• Participate in the active management of cost of sales of pharmaceuticals in line with revenue and budget.
• Build effective working relationships with doctors.
Effective asset management
• Participate in achieving stock targets.
• Achieve optimal system utilisation.
Effective people management
Participate in Pharmacist Intern and Pharmacist Assistant programmes as appropriate

Requirements:    

• B.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)

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Motivating and developing people
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Influencing skills
 • Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Action orientation

Deadline Date: 05.02.2014
How to Apply:

Note:

Before making application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer external candidates will also be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted should you not receive any communication after 2 weeks of closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

Contact:    

Interested candidates who meet the requirements are invited to apply by forwarding a comprehensive CV to Tarchima Bacela by close of business on 05 February 2014:

Fax: 086 646 6135
Tel: 043 711 5100
Email: tarchima.bacela@lifehealthcare.co.za