Discoverys core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.
About Discovery HealthCare Services (DHCS)
As part of our strategic expansion plans for 2025, we are proactively seeking to recruit highly skilled pharmacists to ensure we have the right talent in place to support our growth.
DHCS consists of six teams that are supported by dedicated Shared Services, Finances and DHCS Business Support teams.
The Teams Under DHCS Are
- Executive Wellness
- Corporate Wellness
- Health Coaches
- Southern Rx Pharmacy and Discovery Medical Suppliers
- Home Care
- Corporate Clinics
- Provide quality care by bridging the gaps in the current market with high quality services.
- Enhance the member journey through convenience, reduced co-payments and lessening the administrative burden.
- Realize scheme savings by identifying the opportunities to expand through supply chain and capture value through better procurement and eliminating waste.
- Brand differentiation by providing members with innovative services that leverage the latest health technology.
To ensure that all Pharmacy duties are performed according to Good Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Council regulations.
Key Outputs
The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following job functions:
- Quality service delivered to the patients and scripts to be processed on time.
- Perform Responsible Pharmacist duties as per legislative requirements in the absence of the Responsible Pharmacist.
- Assisting with operational planning.
- Performance monitoring establishing, implementing, and maintaining work standards.
- Improving procedure and processes.
- Assisting with incoming queries from customers and patients where a professional/clinical impute is required.
- Keeping CPD accreditation up to date
- Adhere to SOP
- Assist with adhering to GPP.
- Assisting with validation, stock takes, cycle counts, picking, packing, and prepacking when needed.
- Ensure cold chain is maintained when dealing with fridge items.
- Handling of emergency phone on rotation basis
- Ensure correct and effective storage ad keeping of medicine and scheduled substances in the pharmacy.
- Assist with month end reporting and Administrative Reporting.
- Assisting with escalations from all stakeholders.
- Computer literacy.
- Written and verbal communication skill.
- Interpersonal skill.
- Have attention to detail.
- Ability to grasp policies and processes.
- Motivated.
- B Pharm degree
- At least 3 to 5 years working experience.
- Registered with the South African Pharmacy council.
- Courier or Retail pharmacy experience.
- Have experience using Flexgen system.
The Companys approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
