Pharmacist at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose:

To accurately assess CIB applications, in line with CIB products and in accordance with benefit entry criteria and established protocols.

Key Outputs:

Maintain acceptable daily turnaround times in accordance with CIB Quality standards

• Apply government stipulations in terms of PMB’s and treatment algorithms
• Identify and review cases falling outside of CIB protocols
• Receive and process inquiries from providers related to adding/amending medication
• Manage Chronic appeals process
• Call centre and operational support
• Make outbound calls to obtain or confirm clinical information from providers and members
• Interpret bulk data imports according to DH protocols and clinical criteria.
• Review requests for unregistered medication

Competencies:

• Action Orientated: Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes
• more opportunities than others.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for
• improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Timely Decision Making: Makes decisions in a timely manner, sometimes with incomplete information and under tight deadlines and pressure; able to make a quick decision.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people—up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and
• effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to
• improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
• Self-Knowledge: Knows personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits; seeks feedback; gains insights from mistakes; is open to criticism; isn't defensive; is
• receptive to talking about shortcomings; looks forward to balanced (+'s and –'s) performance reviews and career discussions.
• Time Management: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than
• others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

Qualifications & Experience:

• The following requirements are Essential:
• Matric.
• B. Pharm.
• Registered with South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC).
• 3 Years retail or courier pharmacy experience post Community Service.

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The following requirements are advantageous:

• Understanding of DH product and benefits
• Understanding of DH funding and policies

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY   

The Company’s 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.