Pharmacist's Assistant Learner (Learnership)

Work under a registered pharmacist at a primary health care clinic dispensary in Brakpan and keep the dispensary running smoothly. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

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

• Help customers choose over-the-counter and front-shop products
• Process medical aid claims and fix rejections before the patient leaves
• Explain dosage, storage and side effects to patients in plain language
• Receive stock, check expiry dates and pack shelves first-expiry-first-out
• Capture scripts on the dispensing system and check them against medical aid rules
• Record cold-chain fridge temperatures twice a day
• Do cycle counts and flag stock discrepancies to the responsible pharmacist

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

• Registered for the Post-Basic qualification if you currently hold Basic
• Wound care or family planning counselling short course

• Staff discount on pharmacy and front-shop items
• Paid SAPC registration fees at some groups
• Fixed rota published a month ahead

• If you're still a learner, give the name of your training pharmacy and your expected completion date.
• Write "SAPC Post-Basic" or "SAPC Basic" right next to your name on the CV; this is the first filter.