Courier Pharmacy Picker and Packer

You'll help a private hospital dispensary in Boksburg dispense scripts, manage stock and advise patients at the counter. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is Boksburg-based, with most of your time spent at a private hospital dispensary.

• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• Do cycle counts and flag stock discrepancies to the responsible pharmacist
• Process medical aid claims and fix rejections before the patient leaves
• Prepare monthly chronic packs for collection or courier delivery
• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language
• Log Schedule 5 and 6 items in the register as they go out
• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products

• Understanding of medical aid claim codes and PMB chronic rules
• Working knowledge of a dispensing system such as Unisolv, Proscript or Healthbridge-linked software
• Accurate with numbers and careful with labels
• SAPC registration as a Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic or Post-Basic)
• Able to work Saturdays and some Sundays on a rotation
• Matric with Maths or Maths Literacy

• Registered for the Post-Basic qualification if you currently hold Basic
• Experience in a courier or chronic medication pharmacy
• Wound care or family planning counselling short course

• Paid SAPC registration fees at some groups
• Fixed rota published a month ahead
• Sponsored Post-Basic studies for Basic assistants
• Staff discount on pharmacy and front-shop items

• Mention your daily script volume, such as "dispensed 150+ scripts a day"; it shows you can handle pressure.
• If you're still a learner, give the name of your training pharmacy and your expected completion date.