Pharmacy Assistant - Epworth Freemasons, Victoria Parade

Pharmacy Melbourne Full Time Slade Pharmacy
Full-time Pharmacy Assistant | Epworth Freemasons, Slade Pharmacy, Victoria Parade, East Melbourne | Progress your pharmacy career in this unique private hospital environment!
Key Points:

• Pharmacy Assistant, Slade Pharmacy Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
• Be an integral part of a close supportive pharmacy team
• Will consider full-time or part-time applications
• Growing company with great employee benefits
  

As part of Icon Group Pharmacy, Slade Pharmacy is a leading provider of pharmacy services across Australia. Slade integrates hospital, community and compounding services across a large range of specialties, from oncology, surgical services and cardiac, through to mental health, rehabilitation and IVF. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.
The opportunity:
We are looking for a dynamic full-time Pharmacy Assistant to join our supportive and collaborative team located at Epworth Freemasons Hospital, Victoria Parade, East Melbourne.
Working alongside our Pharmacist-in-Charge, you will be an integral part of our team delivering exceptional patient care dedicated to maternity, IVF and day procedures. Have great opportunity to build your skill and close relationships with our patients within our smaller personalised Pharmacy team and Hospital. You will have training and close support throughout your exciting journey. Pharmacy Assistants wishing to advance their careers as a pharmacy technician are welcome to apply!
Our Victoria Parade Pharmacy, with our beautiful front-of shop open to the public, is also a short tram ride away from many of our inner-city attractions!
In this role, you’ll:

• Assist with receiving, dispensing and supply of medications for hospital inpatients and outpatients
• Provide support to patients, carers and hospital staff
• Assist with retail ordering and reconciliation
• Assist with merchandising the retail pharmacy space and preparing for campaigns
• Assist with S2/S3 sales
• Process PBS claims and assist in producing medication profiles to hospital patients on discharge
• Confidently complete administrative and record keeping duties
• Assist with patient account enquiries
• Opportunity to assist in processing and maintaining imprest levels, and managing hospital ward stock
• Reconcile and manage prescriptions and patient medication discharge profiles
  

Part of something bigger
Being part of Icon Group, Australia’s largest dedicated cancer care provider, with a global presence in Singapore, Mainland China, Hong Kong and New Zealand. We are built on a strong but simple vision – to deliver the best care possible, to as many people as possible, as close to home as possible.
Here’s why our people choose us

• Purpose, at Pace: We remain focused on continually expanding our cancer treatment services and making them accessible to more people across Australia and internationally.
• Impact, at Scale: We’re Australia’s largest dedicated provider of cancer care, with our global reach growing every day. Here you’ll know your work is making a difference.
• Connection, at Heart: Our work isn’t easy but it’s extremely important. Our secret ingredient is our incredible, connected, and talented people. And their secret ingredient is each other.
• Opportunity, at Hand: We’re constantly innovating. We deliver over 2.5 million patient interactions, in over 120 places, across 5 countries. Every week brings changes, growth and new opportunities.
  

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about joining our team and delivering modern, patient-focused pharmacy services.
You’ll:

• Be driven to positively impact the health of our patients
• Love to build relationships, with personalised service
• Have time management, communication and teamwork skills
• Embrace change and commit to learning
• Be proficient in using FRED dispense (desired)
• Have knowledge of the PBS (desired)
• Have strong customer service skills
• Be adaptable with the ability to prioritise your workload
• Value attention to detail and able to work autonomously
  

Eligibility Requirements:

• Previous experience working in an Australian community or hospital pharmacy
• Previous experience dispensing medication (desired but not essential)
• Knowledge of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) (desired)
• Knowledge of S2/S3 medications
  

Excited to join us?
At Icon Group, we are so proud of our passionate, dedicated people and the amazing work they do. Apply Now to join us and help change lives. Because you belong with a team that genuinely cares.
Visit https://icongroup.global/en/careers/our-people/stories/ to read the stories of our incredible people.
Icon Group celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees. We encourage applications from all diverse backgrounds.
A Few Of Our Benefits

• Valued rewards and recognition program
• Structured professional development program
• Access to novated lease options via our partner RemServ
• Access to paid parental leave
• Access to clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Employee Assistance Program
  

COVID health requirement
Icon is committed to managing the risk of transmission of specified vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) including COVID-19. Certain roles may require the successful candidate to show evidence that they have been vaccinated against or are not susceptible to specified VPDs.