ABOUT GEO HEALTHCARE

GEO Healthcare employs highly skilled multidisciplinary teams of healthcare practitioners to ensure people in prison can access and receive the healthcare services they need.
GEO Healthcare is a subsidiary of The GEO Group Australia Pty Ltd – a company providing correctional and healthcare services in Australia for over 30 years.
We are looking for qualified people to join our company who share the company Values: Understanding, Respect, Accountability, Teamwork, Excellence.

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People with diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
We are always looking for people to join or company who share the values that we stand for:

Qualifications and Experience: (one of the below)

• Certificate III in Health (Hospital Pharmacy Technician or Community Pharmacy) course or equivalent as approved by the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
• “Assist Clients with Medication” course as part of a Certificate III or Certificate IV in Health Care (e.g. Nursing Assistant).
• Successful completion of medication related courses as part of an undergraduate degree in Nursing or Pharmacy

ABOUT THE ROLES

GEO Healthcare provides primary healthcare to men in Public Prisons across Victoria. The role of Pharmacy Technicians at GEO Healthcare is to assist, within their scope of practice, with the management of medications. This includes assisting in the preparation for medication administration rounds, administering of prescribed medication, assisting in the management of medication inventory and ordering medication and other pharmaceuticals under supervision. We are currently not only welcoming, but encouraging applications from Assistant in Nursing, Personal Care Assistance, and Enrolled Nursing candidates. If you are looking to broaden your experience to a new field of medicine, this may be the job for you!
Opportunities exist for Part Time (0.42 FTE) Pharmacy Technician: $31.25 per hour + Super.

For more information on this role, including more details regarding the key accountabilities, please click the appropriate link below:

• Pharmacy Technician position description.

Qualifications and Experience: (one of the below)

• Certificate III in Health (Hospital Pharmacy Technician or Community Pharmacy) course or equivalent as approved by the Pharmacy Board of Australia.
• “Assist Clients with Medication” course as part of a Certificate III or Certificate IV in Health Care (e.g. Nursing Assistant).
• Successful completion of medication related courses as part of an undergraduate degree in Nursing or Pharmacy.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE:

• Completion of a dispensary assistant module will be highly regarded
• Medication Administration/Pharmacy Tech
• Valid Australian driver’s licence.
• Ability to work within a prison setting, which will involve direct contact with people in prison associated with the delivery of healthcare.
• Satisfactory completion of a National Criminal History Check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Working outside of ordinary business hours may be required.