Pharmacy Intern

3M HEALTHCARE; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 23,419 - 28,929; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Payment Options (DailyPay)

Upfront Tuition Coverage

Job summary

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City is seeking a Pharmacy Trainee intern to learn the full range of duties under pharmacist supervision. You will assist in dispensing, inventory management, and patient record maintenance while gaining skills toward professional licensure.

As a trainee, you will observe and perform routine tasks under supervision, interact with customers, answer inquiries, and support documentation and billing processes within the pharmacy.

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• No experience required.
• PRN / Per Diem shift availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service through greeting and assisting customers in the pharmacy.
• Assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications and maintaining inventory.
• Answer phones and emails and document non-pharmacist inquiries.
• Maintain patient records and ensure accuracy of billing and insurance information.
• Under pharmacist supervision, counsel patients about medications and safety.

Skills

Customer service

Phone etiquette

Record keeping

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

Job description

Overview

It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City. Worker Type: Intern/Temporary (Trainee).

Job Summary

As part of training to become a pharmacist, the trainee is able to perform all duties of a pharmacy tech and works closely with the pharmacist to develop additional skills to the level of their current education. Assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, maintaining the drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. Work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist and may not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist. Interacts with customers, answers phones, processes insurance billing, runs the cash register and participates in record keeping requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service through greeting and acknowledging every customer, be knowledgeable of merchandise and assists customers within the pharmacy.
• Inform patients when delays are encountered with filling their prescriptions.
• Answer telephones and emails, responding to all inquiries which do not require the attention of a pharmacist. Records complete messages for follow-up by another pharmacy member.
• Maintain electronic records related to patient profile, insurance and new, transferred or discontinued prescriptions.
• Perform all duties of a pharmacy technician. Bills insurance and/or customers for prescriptions and merchandise and can resolve questions and/or insurance rejections through proper channels.
• Use an understanding of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs from different insurers to identify and flag qualifying patients.
• Maintain patient charges, payroll deductions and monthly billing per local policy.
• Follow appropriate cash handling and register procedures.
• Assemble/prepare/compound medications for inpatient and outpatient use.
• Ensure that all doses are checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing/delivery to nursing units.
• Accurately and efficiently prepare IV medications including parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy.
• Assure medications are available for patients by assisting in inventory control, including ordering, checking in orders, stocking shelves, updating the computerized inventory system, rotating stock, processing recalls and conducting quarterly inspections of all areas where drugs are stored in the pharmacy for outdated and unusable medications and quarantining them in a separate area from usable stock.
• Fill medication carts and/or medication dispensing machines. Regularly sort and put away returned meds. Prepare hand packs. Prepare infusion products utilizing appropriate sterile technique procedures.
• Follow all procedures for documenting and dispensing controlled substances. Handle controlled substances in a manner that ensures accountability and security.
• Under Pharmacist supervision, counsel and/or provide information on drugs, their pharmacological action, dosage, contraindications, reactions, etc., to physicians, nurses, patients, and other interested parties as warranted, with discretion.
• Under Pharmacist supervision, determine that medication dispensed to patients is correct as to drug, route of administration, strength, and expiration date. Review patient medication profiles and/or chart to ensure the accuracy of the drug and/or dosage ordered when appropriate.
• Under Pharmacist supervision, make routine rounds as required to obtain current patient information and provide professional services to customers.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.

Experience

No experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Professional License & Certifications

None.

Department, Shift, Hours

Department: 3901000011 Pharmacy. Work Shift: PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States). Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0.

Benefits

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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EEO Statement

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.