An opportunity has arisen for a pharmacy assistant in our exciting independent pharmacy in St Blazey, Cornwall.
The job involves supporting pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.
Duties:
· Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
· Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
· Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
· Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
· Organises medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
· Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
· Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges .
· Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
· Prepares reports by collecting and summarising information.
· Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Hours are 8 per week, between 9am and 6pm on Saturdays , also a separate vacancy for 10am-7pm on Sundays
Expected start date: 21/1/23
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 8 per week
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 30/04/2023
