General Worker: Stores Assistant (Main Pharmacy

Western Cape Department of Health-Cape Town, África do Sul

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.