Chemist shop staff

About The Opportunity

Primary Title (standardized): Retail Pharmacist / Registered Chemist (Shop Staff)

• Accurately receive and dispense prescription medicines and OTC products, ensuring correct dosing, labeling, and patient instructions.
• Provide clear, empathetic medication counselling to customers—explain indications, side effects, interactions, and adherence tips in local language(s).
• Maintain inventory: stock checks, reorder alerts, expiry monitoring, and proper storage (including cold-chain items).
• Ensure regulatory compliance: maintain prescription records, follow Schedule H/H1 rules, verify prescriptions and manage controlled/schedule drugs per law.
• Operate point-of-sale billing, process insurance or scheme payments when applicable, and keep accurate daily cash/register records.
• Support store housekeeping and customer experience—maintain cleanliness, proper shelving, product displays, and timely restocking.
  

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

• D.Pharm or B.Pharm with current registration from the State Pharmacy Council / Registered Pharmacist license as required by law.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a retail pharmacy or community chemist shop; hands-on experience dispensing prescriptions.
• Strong knowledge of drug categories, common therapeutic indications, drug interactions, OTC medications and Indian drug regulations (Schedule H/H1).
• Good communication skills in Odia and Hindi (English desirable) for clear patient counselling and teamwork.
• Basic computer literacy for billing, inventory systems, and digital record-keeping.
  

Preferred

• Experience using pharmacy POS or inventory management software and familiarity with cold-chain storage for vaccines/therapeutics.
• Prior work in Sambalpur or similar semi-urban/rural markets and comfort with high customer contact roles.
  

• On-site, stable retail role with competitive salary plus performance-based incentives.
• Opportunity for professional growth—training on product knowledge, customer counselling, and inventory systems.
• Respectful, patient-focused workplace with emphasis on compliance, teamwork, and community service.