Teleni Khegu Mbhiza
Midrand,GP
Summary
Dedicated pharmacist with a record of success reviewing patient data and providing superb customer service. Demonstrated exceptional time management and problem-solving skills. Foster a positive, supportive care environment for patients and their families. Maintain compliance of clinical records with all company policies and legal requirements. Retain patients by providing reliable knowledge and care, timely follow-up, and improved adherence.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Responsible pharmacist
Medirite, Ermelo
02.2023 - 12.2025
- Ensure the safe, effective storage and keeping of medicine or scheduled substances in the pharmacy under my direct personal supervision.
- Ensure compliance with the requirements of Medicines and Related Substances Act, 1965 (Act 101 of 1965) and Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act 53 of 1974).
- Ensure that persons who provide services forming part of the scope of Pharmacy practice are appropriately registered with the South African Pharmacy Council.
- Take corrective action in respect of deficiencies with regards to inspection reports and audits with the area coordinator.
- Health screenings and immunizations.
- Ensure generic substitution is practiced.
- Ensure formulary compliance.
- Human resource management.
- Facilitating cycle counts and stock takes.
- Ordering stock and receiving stock.
- Management of schedule 6 substances.
- Ensure maximum patient safety.
- Meeting patients’ needs in a responsible, satisfactory and cost-effective manner.
- 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 immunization.
- 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.
- Liaising between the customer and medicals aid and the prescriber to resolve any issues that may arise.
- Update doctors on stock shortages.
- Ensure appropriate record keeping of prescriptions and invoices.
- Prepare repeat prescriptions to reduce waiting times for patients.
- Manage the destruction of obsolete stock.
- Planning, leading and organizing.
- Medical aid benefit knowledge.
- Knowledge of CCMDD parcel procedures.
- Build professional relations.
- Sound knowledge on pharmacy business operations and financial management.
Community service pharmacist
Limpopo Department of Health, Mecklenburg Hospital, Burgersfort
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Provision of pharmaceutical care by taking responsibility for the patient’s medicine-related needs and being accountable for meeting these needs.
- Provide advice to medical staff about drugs.
- Manage resources in the pharmacy.
- Evaluation of a patient’s medicine-related needs by determining the indication, safety and effectiveness of the therapy.
- Dispensing of any medicine or scheduled substance on the prescription of a person authorized to prescribe medicine.
- Furnishing of information and advice to any person with regards to the use of medicine.
- Determining patient compliance with the therapy and follow-up to ensure that the patient’s medicine-related needs are met.
- Provision of pharmacist-initiated therapy.
- Preparation and re-packaging of medicines.
Pharmacist intern
Netcare Union Hospital, Alberton
01.2021 - 12.2021
- In cases of uncertainty, to contact the prescriber and use my professional judgment that is in the best interest of the patient.
- The control of schedule 6 substances by issuing drugs to wards and balancing every quarter.
- Generic substitution.
- Assist with the sale of schedule 1 to 6 substances.
- Assist with the compounding, manipulation and preparation of non-sterile medicine or scheduled substances according to a formula approved by the responsible pharmacist.
- The provision of instructions regarding the correct use of medicine supplied.
- The provision of information to individuals to promote health.
- Antimicrobial stewardship and surgical prophylaxis.
- Supply of ethical and surgical stock to in and out patients.
Pharmacist assistant (post-basic)
Dischem pharmacy Menlyn mall, Pretoria
04.2019 - 04.2019
- Assist with the sale of schedule 1,2 or scheduled substances.
- Assist with the compounding, manipulation and preparation of non-sterile medicine or scheduled substances according to a formula approved by the responsible pharmacist.
- Control of stock of schedule 1 to 5 substances.
Pharmacist assistant (Basic)
Clicks Menlyn Mall, Pretoria
01.2018 - 08.2018
- Assist with the compounding, manipulation and preparation of non-sterile medicine or scheduled substances according to a formula approved by the responsible pharmacist.
- Re-packing of medicines.
- Control of stock of schedule 1 to 5 substances.
Education
Bpharm(Hons) -
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Pretoria12.2020
Bachelor of Sciences - Molecular and Life sciences, biochemistry and microbiology
University of Limpopo
Polokwane12.2014
National senior certificate - undefined
EPP Mhinga secondary school
Malamulele12.2011
Skills
- Unisolv, SAP, Orderwise, marconi and RX solutions
- Pharmaceutical legislation relating to pharmaceutical services
- Effective stock management
- Effective financial management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving, organisational, planning, leading, verbal and written skills
- Extensive knowledge of ethical and surgical pharmaceutical procedures and products
- Good customer service and relationship building
- Antimicrobial stewardship and surgical prophylaxis
- Medical aid benefit knowledge and formularies
- Computer literacy
Certification
- Confirmation of registration with the South African Pharmacy Council.
- Date of Registration: 2022-01-07
- Registration No: 28806
- Status: Registered-Active
- Designation: Practising - Self-designated
Personal Information
- Title: Pharmacist
- Date of Birth: 25 January 1994
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code B
- ID Type: RSA ID document
- ID Number: 9401250319085
Timeline
Responsible pharmacist
Medirite, Ermelo
02.2023 - 12.2025
Community service pharmacist
Limpopo Department of Health, Mecklenburg Hospital, Burgersfort
01.2022 - 12.2022
Pharmacist intern
Netcare Union Hospital, Alberton
01.2021 - 12.2021
Pharmacist assistant (post-basic)
Dischem pharmacy Menlyn mall, Pretoria
04.2019 - 04.2019
Pharmacist assistant (Basic)
Clicks Menlyn Mall, Pretoria
01.2018 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Sciences - Molecular and Life sciences, biochemistry and microbiology
University of Limpopo
National senior certificate - undefined
EPP Mhinga secondary school
Bpharm(Hons) -
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University