Surgical Stores Assistant

Pharmacy

The surgical stores assistant will be responsible for the processing of the one for one replenishment, replenishing ward stock, unpacking and processing of patient credits. The surgical stores clerk has the responsibility of unpacking surgical stock, bar coding the stock and packing the stock onto the stores shelf. The surgical stores clerk assists nursing staff in ensuring that stock is replenished on the wards and units for patient care, and new product information.

• Grade 12 or equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
• Relevant Diploma or Degree

• Two or more years of experience in a private hospital would be advantageous

• SAP Will be an advantage
• Intermediate Computer Skills
• Ordering of Surgical stock for the hospital according to SOP while adhering to formulary requirements i.e. replenishing the pharmacy surgical stores
• Receiving of stock delivered to pharmacy
• Unpacking, barcoding and checking of surgical stock & binning of all surgical stock weekly
• Controlling of surgical stock in the dispensary with special attention to expiry dates, formulary
  compliance and usage
• Performing regular cycle counts and assist in full stock take process
• Replenishment of surgical stock to the wards and theatre
• Following up on “out of stock “and “to follows”. Request out of stock letters and communicate this to
  the unit managers
• Management of over and under recoveries
• Processing all transfers of surgical stock to wards and theatres
• Issuing and charging of surgical stock to in patients
• Assisting the wards in determining min /max levels & Assisting in updating ward stock lists
• All duties assigned by management from time to time