General Worker: Stores Assistant (Main Pharmacy

Institution:Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley

Service benefits:

• 13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance.

Requirements:
Minimum requirement:

• Basic numeracy and literacy.

Experience:

• Appropriate experience in medical stores.

Inherent requirement of the job:

• Must be able to manage heavy cartons on a continuous basis.

• Competencies (knowledge/skills)**:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Duties (key result areas/outputs):

• Receipt of stock delivered of non-pharmaceutical goods from suppliers.
• Open cartons and check contents for correctness against the invoice and note expiry dates and batch numbers.
• Check external appearance for damage and accuracy.
• Deliver finished, final and packaged pharmaceutical items to designated areas in the hospital.
• Place checked stock on designated places.
• Uphold the cold chain.
• Assist with the issuing of stock to the pharmacy.
• Stock taking and keeping the areas neat, tidy and hygienic.
• Report all deviations and discrepancies.