PHARMACIST ASSISTANT [POST BASIC]: GRADE 1 -3 [SHIFTS] (HEALTH)
Key Performance Areas
? Order items as authorized by the Nursing Manager. ? Confirm and follow up all orders with DEPOT. ? Provide weekly reports on stock availability. ? Receive stock from depot/hospitals ? Receive stock from depot/hospitals, by checking physical stock vs invoices, ? Capture stock on the stock cards, ? Address all queries with the depot e.g. price queries. ? Issuing stock to cubicles and patients. ? Receive and issue stock using picking lists, ? Check if stock is picked correctly, ? Complete and maintain documentation. ? Record and report excessive stock and deviations to the Depot. ? Assist in maintaining a pharmaceutical stock control system that complies with good pharmacy practice and legal requirement. ? Manage stock to avoid expired stock, ? Maintain relevant documentation e.g. credit notes, ? Ensure product safety, ? Perform stocktaking twice a year, ? Facilitate returned goods. ? Coordinate pay-point helpdesk services. ? Monitor service level agreement with third party contractors. ? Identify new pay points. ? Re-organize and realign in terms of laid down norms and standards. ? Ensure the establishment of pay point committees. ? Participate in the control and distribution of stock to facilities with particular reference to the dispatching of such products to facilities within the legal requirements and according to good distribution practices. ? Management of cold chain. ? Pack stock after picking. ? Dispatch stock to cubicles. ? Process documents for stock returned from cubicles.
Prerequisites
? A National Senior Certificate / Grade 12 / Matric plus an appropriate qualifications that allows registration with South African Pharmacy Council as Pharmacist Assistant [Post Basic]. ? Current registration with the South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) as a Pharmacist Assistant Post Basic. ? Ability to travel to all facilities within the cluster. ? Willingness to do after-hours work and be on call including shift work. ? Computer literacy including MS Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Literacy in virtual meeting platforms. ? Valid driver’s license except for people with disabilities.
Person Profile
? Integrity and professionalism.
? Attention to detail and accuracy.
? Accountability and reliability.
? Calm under pressure and adaptable to change.
? Team player.
? Committed to continuous learning and Batho Pele principles