Meblink Pharmacy and Stores Vacancies For Pharmacists and Pharmacist Asssitants


Posted on: Fri 27-11-2015

Meblink Pharmacy and Stores is a new pharmaceutical retailer committed to offering only genuine medicine and merchandise. To drive its operations, it seeks to employ self-starters in the following categories:

Position: PHARMACIST

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
  • Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
  • Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
  • Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
  • Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies.
  • Develops hospital staff's pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals.
  • Complies with state and federal drug laws, maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory; supervising the work results of support personnel; maintaining current registration; studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; advising management on needed actions.
  • Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
  • Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Maintains pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills and Competencies
Analyzing Information, Administering Medication, Judgment, Verbal Communication, NAFDAC Health Regulations, Pharmacology, Managing Processes, Legal Compliance, Productivity, Quality Focus and  Attention to Detail

Education, Certifications and/or Experience

  • HND or BSc in Pharmacy or related field
  • Must be registered pharmacists with pharmacy degree in addition to at least two years work experience in a pharmaceutical retail outfit.

Position: PHARMACY SALES ASSISTANT

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Accepting prescriptions for filling by Retail Pharmacists
  • Determining customer requirements and advising customers on the selection, price and usage of non-prescription medicines
  • Advising customers on the correct application and storage of medicines
  • Selling goods such as non-prescription drugs, first aid supplies, toiletries, and cosmetics
  • Accepting payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and preparing sales invoices
  • Promoting goods and services that are for sale
  • Assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stock takes
  • Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold

Skills and Competencies

  • Computer literacy and keyboarding skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication, a caring attitude toward others and the ability to remain calm and handle emergencies
  • Ability to pay close attention to detail and good manual dexterity.
  • Organizational skills and detail orientation.

Education, Certifications and/or Experience

  • HND or BSc in Pharmacy or related field
  • Minimum of 2 years working experience in related field

Position: PHARMACY ASSISTANT

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Aid pharmacists in administrative and customer service roles.
  • Purchasing medications, merchandising, taking inventory control and record keeping
  • Answer the telephone, accept payment for prescriptions, price stock, stock shelves and mark items for sale as well as prepare and reconcile third party insurance claims and records
  • Counting tablets, mixing and weighing medications and handle clerical work.
  • Direct prescription or drug-related questions to the pharmacist.

Skills and Competencies

  • Computer literacy and keyboarding skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication, a caring attitude toward others and the ability to remain calm and handle emergencies
  • Ability to pay close attention to detail and good manual dexterity.
  • Organizational skills and detail orientation.
  • Education, Certifications and/or Experience
  • HND or BSc in Pharmacy or related field
  • Minimum of 2 years working experience in related field

Language Skills

  • Ability to speak and write English fluently and relay information between the team, customers and office staff.

Job location

  • Candidate must be resident in (or willing to relocate to ) Owerri, Imo state
  • There will be no relocation fees

Method of Application

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should visit MAC Career Page