Experience everything Cairns has to offer while working as a Pharmacy Assistant with the Pharmacy Department. You will assist in the provision of safe and effective pharmacy services while ensuring stock and storage areas are well maintained and organised. You will help to support the delivery of an efficient and effective pharmaceutical service to Cairns Hospital and associated facilities.
Make the move, Make a difference.
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.
About us: We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About you:
In your new role you will……
* Perform functions associated with the receipt, handling, storage, picking, packing, dispatch and delivery of stores, in accordance with departmental procedures.
* Perform warehouse functions including replenishing stock on shelves including unpacking original outer onto shelves, ensuring practices of stock rotation to enable shortest \"use by\" dates are used first.
* Assist with cyclical stock takes for all inventory product groups.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will…..
* Replenish imprest drugs to the wards and clinics according to departmental procedures using iPharmacy and common office application systems including handheld scanning devices.
* Assist with manufacturing of pre-packed medications.
* Assist the pharmacists in any duties relating to the safe and effective provision of medicines. This will involve the supply of inpatient medications, discharge and outpatient dispensing, and the preparation of discharge medication records to patients in the following locations: Dispensary, Surgical wards, Medical wards, Mental Health wards, Sexual Health Pharmacy and Oncology Pharmacy.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
* Generous superannuation
* Salary packaging
* Annual incremental increases
* Career training and development
* Flexible work arrangements
* Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland