Pharmacist's Assistant (Basic, Retail Pharmacy)

Patients at a primary health care clinic dispensary in Bellville rely on you to get the right medicine into the right hands. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

You'll be based at a primary health care clinic dispensary in Bellville. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Process medical aid claims and fix rejections before the patient leaves
• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products
• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language
• Do cycle counts and flag stock discrepancies to the responsible pharmacist
• Capture scripts on the dispensing system and check them against medical aid rules
• Log Schedule 5 and 6 items in the register as they go out

• Able to work Saturdays and some Sundays on a rotation
• 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

• Sponsored Post-Basic studies for Basic assistants
• Paid SAPC registration fees at some groups
• Fixed rota published a month ahead
• 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.