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Hiring: Community Pharmacists at a Major Pharmaceutical Retail Company

Hiring: Community Pharmacists at a Major Pharmaceutical Retail Company


A major pharmaceutical retail company in Lagos State is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Community Pharmacist

Location: Maryland, Magodo, Ikeja Allen, Dopemu - Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description / Responsibilities

  • We require the services of community pharmacists in their retail outlets in Maryland, Magodo, Ikeja Allen, and Dopemu.
  • Dispensing of prescription and over-the-counter medicines to the public
  • Reviewing prescriptions from doctors to ensure accuracy and suitability for the patient, including the dosage, ingredients required, and correctly and safely labelled.
  • Supervise the preparation of any medicines when not supplied ready-made by manufacturers
  • Maintaining accurate pharmacy records, patient profiles, charge system files, and inventories
  • Maintaining a register of controlled drugs for legal and stock control purposes
  • Liaising with doctors and other healthcare professionals to monitor, review and evaluate the effectiveness of medications
  • Advising the public on medicines, side-effects of medicines and the treatment of minor ailments
  • Providing advice on specialist health care issues, such as vaccinations, blood pressure, smoking cessation, cholesterol monitoring and diabetes screening
  • Managing, supervising, educating and training pharmacy support staff
  • Management of pharmacy finances and medicines budgets
  • Ordering and purchasing pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs
  • Maintaining stock and storing and handling it correctly.
  • Providing detailed weekly business report

Skills / Qualification Requirements

  • Be a registered Pharmacist.
  • 1 - 3 years post-NYSC experience.
  • Have a high sense of integrity.
  • Exceptional customer service skill
  • Persuasive and resilient
  • Highly motivated and target driven
  • Have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Be ready to resume within 1 month.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications and CV to: hr@newheightspharma.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.

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