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Pharmacist Intern

Full time Netcare Cuyler Hospital, ZA
Posted 9 hours, 37 minutes ago 19 views 0 applications

Job Description

The user wants me to convert the provided job description text into clean semantic HTML. The input is already partially HTML with tags like

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      We provide meaningful careers that connect people with purpose.

      We are united by a common purpose of providing the best and safest care; and by our shared values of Care, Truth, Participation, Compassion and Dignity.

      Netcare invites you to be part of our journey.

      ROLE SUMMARY

      The incumbent will be responsible for the provision of medication and supplementary services to patients and members of the healthcare team, under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist. The Pharmacist Intern will also assume responsibility for meeting patients’ needs in a responsible, satisfactory, and cost-effective.

      KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES


      CONSISTANCY OF CARE

      Customer service

      • Be active in the monitoring and improving Internal Customer Service Survey
      • Assist and offer advice on the usage, side effects, contra-indications, drug interaction and proper storage of medication to patients and other members of the healthcare team.
      • Advise and provide information regarding general health matters, including the effective use of medicines, treatment for general diseases, primary health care, screening services, essential medication, mother and child healthcare services, family planning and immunisation

      Dispensing medication

      • Dispensing of prescriptions (hospital and retail) under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist and capturing thereof.
      • Assist and advise on the usage, side effects, contra-indications, and storage of medication to patients and other members of the healthcare team.
      • Assist with the issue, control, and preparation of all oncology drugs according to pharmacy policy and procedure.
      • Assist with the sale of the schedule 1 and 2 medicines or scheduled substances
      • Assist with the compounding, manipulation, or preparation of a non-sterile or sterile medicine or scheduled substance according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved by the responsible pharmacist
      • Assist with the manufacturing of a non-sterile or sterile medicine or scheduled substance according to a formula and standard operating procedures approved by the responsible pharmacist
      • Re-packing of medicine
      • Distribution and control of stock of schedule 1 to 6 medicines or scheduled substances
      • Reading and preparation of a prescription, the selection, manipulation or compounding of the medicine, the labelling and supply of the medicine in an appropriate container following the interpretation and evaluation of the prescription by the pharmacist

      Cost per event management

      • Monitor and reduce Cost Per Event within the Hospital environment
      • Ensure cost containment of drugs in example: special motivation drugs, duration of treatment and generic substitution
      • Monitor Managed Healthcare Variances in per diem contracts.
      • Increase generic usage of commonly used products (including antibiotics, CVS drugs etc) within the hospital
      • Planning and implement Public Health awareness campaigns, such as Breast Awareness Week, Heart Week, and Pharmacy Week etc.
      • Dispense prescriptions – Hospital (includes Chemotherapy & Total Parental Nutrition advice and supply) and Retail.
      • Manage all Total Parenteral Nutrition queries and orders where and when required
      • Assist with clinical ward rounds where and when required

      Logistic functions

      • Supervise and control the acquisition, storage, dispensing, handling and packaging of medicines to ensure safety, efficacy and quality thereof.
      • Assist with all aspects of ethical stock control including re-ordering of stock, unpacking of stock, maintaining dedicated stock areas for organisation and expiry dates.
      • Conduct cyclical counts and full stock takes and preparation thereof
      • Processing of stock for internal departments and inter-clinic sales
      • Assist in the management of stock in accordance with Netcare Stock Management policy with special emphasis on designated stock areas
      • Update doctors and wards with regards to out-of-stock situations and offer alternatives

      BEST AND SAFEST PRODUCT
       

      Pharmaceutical evaluation

      • Do monthly pharmaceutical audit in allocated wards

      Research activities

      • Ensure that appropriate advice (ranging from new products to updated regimens) is available timeously to meet the needs of healthcare professionals and patients
      • Make use of Drug Information Centres (e.g. Medicine Information centre and Pharmnet Amayeza)
      • Make use of Research websites (e.g. MEDLINE, EMBASE) / Medical Journals (e.g. PubMed, via Intranet) via Clinical Software
      • Cater for the needs of the hospital staff and patients and the specialized scope of practice, e.g. oncology medication, renal transplant medication, emergency clinical pharmacy, etc.
      • Document and complete all queries, whether received in writing or telephonically with minimal delay.

      Quality assurance and risk management

      • Each individual is responsible for their own compliance to regulations as set out by the SA Pharmacy Council.

      Teamwork

      • Actively participate as a member of a team to achieve goals

      Personal and professional development

      • Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge
      • Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures

      Build and maintain stakeholder relationships

      • Work effectively and co-operatively with others to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial.
      • Create and maintain a positive environment where the differences of others are recognized, understood, and valued, so that all can reach their full potential and maximize their contributions.
      • Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goal.

      SKILLS PROFILE

      EDUCATION
      Essential

      • Registration with the South African Pharmacy Council
      • B.Pharm degree

      Preferred

      • Intermediate computer proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite

      KNOWLEDGE
      Preferred

      • Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of Netcare

      PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

      • In the event of any physical or psychological limitation that may impair the employee’s ability to perform the required job function, the employee must consult the employer for reasonable accommodation.

      NETCARE VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

      Netcare Values
      At Netcare, our core value is care. We care about the dignity of our patients and all members of the Netcare family. We care about the participation of our people and our partners in everything we do. We care about truth in all our actions. We are passionate about quality care and professional excellence.

      • At Netcare, our core value is care.
      • We care about the dignity of our patients and all members of the Netcare family.
      • We care about the participation of our people and our healthcare partners in everything that we do.
      • We care about the truth in all our actions.
      • We listen with empathy and respond with acts of compassion in all interactions with our patients and their families.


      The Netcare Way

      Netcare is committed to providing quality care. Our basic service standard holds us accountable for the below seven behaviours which you will be accountable to uphold:

      • Respect - I always greet everyone to show my respect.
      • Identity - I always wear my name badge to show my identity.
      • Dignity - I always treat others with consideration and humility to uphold dignity
      • Care - I always act in the best interest of Netcare and others to show I care
      • Compassion - I always listen with empathy and respond with kind action to show my compassion
      • Appreciation - I always say thank you to show my appreciation.
      • Diversity- I always embrace diversity to strengthen inclusivity and belonging.


       

      Join the team committed to providing the best and safest health and care.

      I need to convert this to clean HTML. I'll ignore the existing HTML tags and treat the text content. But I must preserve all words. I'll need to identify sections and use appropriate tags. Let's outline sections: 1. Introductory paragraphs: "We provide meaningful careers that connect people with purpose." "We are united by a common purpose of providing the best and safest care; and by our shared values of Care, Truth, Participation, Compassion and Dignity." "Netcare invites you to be part of our journey." 2. ROLE SUMMARY (header) then paragraph. 3. KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES (header) 4. CONSISTANCY OF CARE (subheader) then Customer service (subheader) with list. 5. Dispensing medication (subheader) with list. 6. Cost per event management (subheader) with list. 7. Logistic functions (subheader) with list. 8. BEST AND SAFEST PRODUCT (header) then Pharmaceutical evaluation (subheader) with list. 9. Research activities (subheader) with list. 10. Quality assurance and risk management (subheader) with list. 11. Teamwork (subheader) with list. 12. Personal and professional development (subheader) with list. 13. Build and maintain stakeholder relationships (subheader) with list. 14. SKILLS PROFILE (header) 15. EDUCATION (subheader) then Essential (maybe sub-subheader) with list, then Preferred with list. 16. KNOWLEDGE (subheader) then Preferred with list. 17. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (subheader) with list. 18. NETCARE VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS (header) 19. Netcare Values (subheader) then paragraph, then list. 20. The Netcare Way (subheader) then paragraph, then list. 21. Final paragraph: "Join the team committed to providing the best and safest health and care." I need to use

      for section headers. The rule says: "Use

      for section headers (e.g. Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, Education, Experience, Skills, How to Apply, Key Duties, About the Role)". So I should use

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      for top-level sections like "ROLE SUMMARY", "KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES", "CONSISTANCY OF CARE", "Customer service", "Dispensing medication", etc. However, "Customer service" is a sub-section under "CONSISTANCY OF CARE". The rule doesn't specify nesting. I'll use

      for all headers to keep it simple. But note: The original has bold text for headers. I'll convert each bold header line to

      . Also there are some lines like "Essential" and "Preferred" under EDUCATION. Those could be

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      tags. So I'll not include them. I need to preserve all text word-for-word. That includes the text inside tags. I'll keep the bold text as plain text? The rule says preserve all original content word-for-word. It doesn't say to preserve formatting like bold. But the content includes the words. I'll just output the text without bold tags. However, the original has bold for emphasis. The rule says "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase". That likely means the textual content, not the HTML tags. So I should keep the words but not the bold tags. But the bold tags are part of the HTML. Since the input is HTML, but the instruction says "You receive a plain-text job description." Actually the user gave HTML. But the system prompt says "You receive a plain-text job description." Might be a mistake. I'll treat the input as plain text with HTML tags included? The user says "Job description:" and then provides HTML. I think I should parse the HTML and extract text, then restructure. But the rule: "Return ONLY the HTML. No markdown fences, no explanation, no preamble." So I need to output HTML. I'll write a script mentally to convert. But as an AI, I'll produce the final HTML directly. Let's start building the HTML. First, introductory paragraphs: three paragraphs. I'll wrap each in

      .

      We provide meaningful careers that connect people with purpose.

      We are united by a common purpose of providing the best and safest care; and by our shared values of Care, Truth, Participation, Compassion and Dignity.

      Netcare invites you to be part of our journey.

      Then ROLE SUMMARY header:

      ROLE SUMMARY

      Then paragraph: "The incumbent will be responsible for the provision of medication and supplementary services to patients and members of the healthcare team, under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist. The Pharmacist Intern will also assume responsibility for meeting patients’ needs in a responsible, satisfactory, and cost-effective." Note: There's a period after "cost-effective." In the original: "cost-effective.

      " So I'll include that sentence. Then KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

      KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

      Then CONSISTANCY OF CARE:

      CONSISTANCY OF CARE

      Then Customer service:

      Customer service

      Then list: three items. Then Dispensing medication:

      Dispensing medication

      List: 9 items. Then Cost per event management:

      Cost per event management

      List: 8 items. Then Logistic functions:

      Logistic functions

      List: 6 items. Then BEST AND SAFEST PRODUCT:

      BEST AND SAFEST PRODUCT

      Then Pharmaceutical evaluation:

      Pharmaceutical evaluation

      List: one item. Then Research activities:

      Research activities

      List: 5 items. Then Quality assurance and risk management:

      Quality assurance and risk management

      List: one item. Then Teamwork:

      Teamwork

      List: one item. Then Personal and professional development:

      Personal and professional development

      List: two items. Then Build and maintain stakeholder relationships:

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