Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, January 16 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
• Are you a fully qualified Pharmacist looking for a new opportunity?
• We are urgently seeking a passionate and experienced pharmacist to join us in Lusaka!

Job Purpose:
• Dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals to the public, educate customers on health promotion, disease prevention and the proper use of medicines, and sell over-the-counter medicines and related goods in a community pharmacy.
• Provide general healthcare advice and supply prescription and non-prescription medication to the public.

Duties And Responsibilities:
• Advise customers on health issues and medications.
• Keep a register of specialized drugs for stock control and legal purposes.
• Sell medicines over-the-counter.
• Counsel and advise patients on the treatment of minor ailments.
• Administer prescription medicines to the public.
• Make sure medicines dispensed correspond with the prescriptions.
• Preparing and maintaining drug inventories, ordering supplies, reviewing drug records, and preparing labels for medicines.
• Educating patients on the proper use of over-the-counter medications such as pain relievers or allergy medications.
• Reviewing and executing physician’s prescriptions checking their appropriateness and legality.
• Efficiently organizing the pharmacy to make the identification of products easier and faster.
• Prepare medicine when required using the correct dosages and material for each patient.
• Comply with all applicable legal rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Protect patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed medications and supplies, placing and expediting orders, and removing expired drugs.
• Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
• Exhibit detailed understanding and knowledge of dosage requirements and administration, chemical compounds, and pharmaceutical brands.

Requirements:
• Degree in Pharmacy
• Registered with the Health Professions Council of Zambia
• Holder of a valid Practicing License
• At least Two (2) years experience working as a Pharmacist

Other Attributes:
• Must exhibit a high level of integrity and confidentiality
• Trustworthy and honest
• Must be a team player
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months:

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• If you are interested, please submit your CV and cover letter to healthhavenpharma@gmail.com 
• Closing date: 15th February 2024
• *Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to.

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