Apply: Marie Stopes Pharmacy Assistant

Deadline: 30 December, 2021

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION) is seeking to fill the role of Pharmacy Assistant.

The organisation provides reproductive health care and allied services in over 30 countries.

Responsibilities

  • Receive and direct phone calls, schedule appointments, check in patients, obtain necessary patient information to file and update patient records, ensuring all forms and consents are completed by patients
  • Check out patients, assist with referral processing, and arrange laboratory services
  • Handle billing process
  • Prepare patients for examination, take vital information, and record patients’ health history
  • Prepare equipment and examination rooms, and clean instruments
  • Assist physician with medical treatments, procedures, and examination
  • Manage inventory of medical supplies and equip examination rooms with appropriate supplies
  • Ensure good environment
  • Supervise and manage all mini clinic/pharmacy cash transactions from sales and services daily
  • Ensure the pharmacy facility is properly disinfected daily, handwashing bays put in place and maintenance of social distancing for both customers and staff adhered to
  • Do stocktaking and update for restocking of all drugs, equipment, consumables, and supplies for use in the mini clinic/pharmacy
  • Do remittances of cash to designated accounts daily
  • Contribute to the achievement of set sales target for pharmaceuticals and services at assigned mini clinic/pharmacy
  • Receive client into facility and ensure all processes and procedures are properly carried out
  • Assist in ensuring all dispensed drugs are packaged and paid for by the client
  • Manage proper documentation of all clients into a specified database for follow-up
  • Manage client’s loyalty schemes including issuing of loyalty cards and input of loyalty points on customer cards

Requirements

  • OND in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field with knowledge of health care product marketing
  • Good understanding of the health sector especially in management of pharmacy outlets
  • Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including a robust social engagement skill, will be an added advantage
  • Experience in the use of computers and office software packages (particularly Word, and Excel)
  • Ability to always communicate clearly and effectively with patients and other external parties in a courteous and friendly manner

To apply and for more information, click here.

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