Pharmacy Intern

SSM Health • OK-SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital Midwest, OK

1d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of training to become a pharmacist, this role involves performing all duties of a pharmacy technician and working closely with a pharmacist to develop additional skills aligned with the intern's current education level. The intern will assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and managing patient records. This position operates under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist and is restricted from performing duties legally exclusive to a registered pharmacist. Responsibilities include interacting with customers, answering phones, processing insurance billing, operating the cash register, and participating in record-keeping.

Requirements

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience
• No experience required

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service by greeting and acknowledging every customer, demonstrating knowledge of merchandise, and assisting customers within the pharmacy. Inform patients of any delays in prescription filling.
• Answer telephones and emails, responding to inquiries that do not require a pharmacist's attention. Record complete messages for follow-up by other pharmacy staff.
• Maintain electronic records related to patient profiles, insurance, and new, transferred, or discontinued prescriptions.
• Perform all duties of a pharmacy technician, including billing insurance and/or customers for prescriptions and merchandise, and resolving questions and/or insurance rejections through appropriate channels.
• Utilize an understanding of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs from various insurers to identify and flag qualifying patients.
• Maintain patient charges, payroll deductions, and monthly billing according to local policy. Adhere to proper cash handling and register procedures.
• Assemble, prepare, and compound medications for inpatient and outpatient use, ensuring all doses are checked by a pharmacist before dispensing or delivery to nursing units.
• Accurately and efficiently prepare IV medications, including parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy.
• Ensure medication availability by assisting with inventory control, which includes ordering, checking in orders, stocking shelves, updating the computerized inventory system, rotating stock, processing recalls, and conducting quarterly inspections of all drug storage areas for outdated or unusable medications, quarantining them separately.
• Fill medication carts and/or medication dispensing machines. Regularly sort and put away returned medications. Prepare hand packs and infusion products using appropriate sterile technique procedures.
• Follow all procedures for documenting and dispensing controlled substances, handling them 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 and with discretion.
• Under pharmacist supervision, determine that medication dispensed to patients is correct regarding drug, route of administration, strength, and expiration date. Review patient medication profiles and/or charts 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 in a safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED