Advanced Pharmacy Assistant – Sub-Acute Care Unit

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service in Cairns, QLD, is seeking an Advanced Pharmacy Assistant for the Sub-Acute Care Unit and Gordonvale Hospital to provide expert support across the dispensary and imprest. You will liaise with patients, families and other health professionals to ensure seamless patient care within a multidisciplinary team.

You will educate patients on medications and device use, participate in quality improvement activities, and mentor less experienced staff under

Qualifications

• Provide advanced pharmacy clinical assistant expertise to meet organisational demands in dispensary and imprest.
• Liaise with patients, families and health professionals to ensure continuum of care.
• Educate patients on medications, aids and respiratory devices.
• Initiate and evaluate quality improvement activities under a pharmacist guidance.
• Support, mentor and supervise less experienced pharmacy assistants/technicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced pharmacy clinical assistant expertise to the Pharmacy Department to meet organisational demands as required, including the dispensary and imprest.
• Liaise with patients and their families, other health professionals, supervisors, students and researchers, as required to ensure continuum of care.
• Provide education to patients on the use of a defined range of medications, medication aids and respiratory devices.
• Initiate, plan and evaluate quality improvement activities under the guidance of a pharmacist.
• Provide support, mentoring and supervision to less experienced pharmacy assistants/technicians.

Skills

Advanced practice

Clinical assistance

Patient education

Mentoring

Education

Pharmacy Assistant qualification

Job description

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service in Cairns, QLD, is seeking an Advanced Pharmacy Assistant for the Sub-Acute Care Unit and Gordonvale Hospital to provide expert support across the dispensary and imprest. You will liaise with patients, families and other health professionals to ensure seamless patient care within a multidisciplinary team.

You will educate patients on medications and device use, participate in quality improvement activities, and mentor less experienced staff under