Per Diem Medication Management Pharmacy Intern; Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Medication Management Pharmacy Intern supports team pharmacists, patients, and clinicians in ensuring effective, safe, and cost-effective drug therapy. The intern performs patient outreach and documentation, assists pharmacists with care-plan implementation, provides medication and health counseling, and helps coordinate pharmacy-related care. This is a per diem position.

Requirements

• Complete at least the first professional year at an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Valid New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit.

Nice To Haves

• Previous community pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter data, including obtaining medication histories directly from patients and scheduling pharmacist visits.
• Document patient encounters in the health system documentation system as appropriate.
• Analyze data, including payer data and claims.
• Support pharmacists in implementing patient care plans, including navigating insurance benefits and assisting with provider communication.
• Provide medication, lifestyle, and disease-state counseling.
• Coach patients, families, and/or authorized caregivers on using existing skills and developing new ones to make lifestyle changes that can positively affect health.
• Engage patients in using MyChart to access their health care information electronically.
• Obtain medication lists and discuss medication adherence with patients to identify and resolve barriers that do not require clinical intervention.
• Notify the pharmacist or provider about missing prescriptions or medication refill requests.
• Call pharmacies to confirm prescriptions were received and picked up.
• Call patients to remind them to pick up medication.
• Request records from clinics and facilities when necessary.
• Send referrals to other disciplines to coordinate care when necessary.
• Enroll patients in criteria-based pharmacy programs and document this in the electronic medical record using established formats in a timely and accurate manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed