PHARMACY ASSISTANT

Description

Job Summary: Perform the separation and dispensing of materials and medications, ensuring appropriate care for patients. Key Highlights: 1. Receive, inspect, and store items in accordance with regulations 2. Provide counter service and manage inventory 3. Record incidents and perform related activities Perform the separation and dispensing of prescribed or requested materials and medications, ensuring that patient care is delivered appropriately. **Responsibilities and Duties** * Receive, inspect, and store items in accordance with applicable regulations; * Fractionate and label; * Separate and verify prescribed/requisitioned materials and medications as requested; * Provide counter services upon manual requisition or via system; * Manage inventory of materials and medications, verifying expiration dates, batch numbers, organization, and environmental cleanliness; * Flag when specific materials or medications reach the predetermined minimum stock level; * Fractionate medications according to demand; * Dispense medications and materials to requesting units, ensuring supply safety; * Perform write-offs, returns, and transfers of medications and materials to maintain accurate and up-to-date inventory records; * Monitor temperature control for thermolabile medications and environment; * Provide data to immediate supervisor for indicator consolidation; * Record incidents in the shift logbook; * Perform related activities in accordance with the procedures manual. **Exclusive Activities – High-Cost Pharmacy** * Register users and prescriptions in the MEDEX system; * Conduct user triage; * Assemble flyers. **Exclusive Activities – Outpatient Clinics and High-Cost Pharmacy** * Receive medications and materials by verifying invoices, supply orders, and purchase orders, subject to validation by the immediate supervisor. * Store and record movement of received medications and materials. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Computer literacy; * Prior experience in this role is desirable. **Additional Information** Work schedule: 6 days on / 1 day off, either from 11:00 to 19:20 or from 13:40 to 22:00\. **SPDM** \- Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina (São Paulo Association for the Development of Medicine) is a non-profit, philanthropic civil association recognized as being of federal, state, and municipal public utility in its headquarters city, pursuant to Decrees No. 57\.925 dated 03/04/1966, No. 40\.103 dated 05/17/1962, and No. 8\.911 dated 07/30/1970\. The Association’s primary directive is its integration into the health system, focusing on treatment, disease prevention, and promotion of primary, secondary, and tertiary health, strengthening ties with the local community and reaffirming its social commitment to serve all individuals without discrimination. With institutional growth, **SPDM** continues expanding its scope of operations through projects currently under development in Social Assistance and Education sectors. This broad range of activities increasingly consolidates **SPDM** as a large-scale philanthropic institution pursuing economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Thus, SPDM contributes effectively to the continuous improvement of services provided by Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS), primarily aiming to guarantee universality and equitable access to health services—essential elements for human and social development. Our commitment is to foster an inclusive culture embracing diversity, enabling our employees to contribute their best. All qualified candidates will be considered for open positions without distinction based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, race, nationality, or disability. SPDM is an equal opportunity employer for all individuals meeting the minimum requirements. We value idea sharing, teamwork culture, respect for diversity, and inclusion. **MISSION** To deliver healthcare excellence without prejudice, distinction, or classification of citizens. **VISION** To be recognized as the Brazilian philanthropic health organization with the broadest reach and highest competence. **VALUES** * Training and Development * Social Commitment * Reliability * Entrepreneurship * Equity * Ethics * Humanization * Quality * Ecological, Economic, and Social Sustainability * Tradition * Transparency **HGPED** Hospital Geral de Pedreira (Pedreira General Hospital) is managed by **SPDM** – Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina, operating under a management agreement with the São Paulo State Department of Health. Inaugurated on June 26, 1998, the hospital was established to fulfill a longstanding local community demand. Hospital Geral de Pedreira strives for excellence in public healthcare delivery, guided by socially responsible actions and unwavering commitment to the principles of Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS).