Job summary
To supply medication efficiently and professionally to patients, wards and theatres. the incumbent, under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist, prepares prescriptions, selects and compounds medication and accurately labels medication before dispensing.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
- Grade 12 or equivalent level of education
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Post Basic Pharmacist Assistant Certificate
- Current registration with South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC)
- Comprehensive knowledge of SAP (or related platform)
- Advanced level of computer literacy
- 1-2 years hospital experience
- Retail experience is advantageous
- Previous Healthcare experience will be advantageous
Minimum Job Requirements:
- Assist the Pharmacist with the preparation of a prescription, the selection, the labelling and supply of the medicine in the appropriate container following the interpretation and evaluation of the prescription by a pharmacist.
- Compounding, manipulating or preparation of non-sterile or sterile medicine or scheduled substances according to a formula and standard operating procedure
- Package and re-package of medicine under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Accurately dispense stock to wards, discharged patients and prescriptions under the close supervision of the Pharmacist.
- Distribute and control stock of Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 medicines or unscheduled substances.
- Ensure all ward stock issues, retail scripts, OTT scripts and in-hospital scripts dispensed/picked/packed are signed by a pharmacist before handing it over to the patient, ward/unit or nursing staff member
- Conduct cycle counts in designated areas under the supervision of the Pharmacist
- Complete stock reports, cyclical counts and stock audits timeously
- Receipt of stock as per standard operating procedures
- Provide health advice, information and pharmacy products directly to the consumer