Pharmacy Intern (H)

SSM Health • Lake Saint Louis, MO

2d • 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 to the level of their current education. The intern will assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. This role 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
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Works only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist and may not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service by greeting and acknowledging every customer, being knowledgeable of merchandise, and assisting customers within the pharmacy.
• Inform patients when delays are encountered with filling their prescriptions.
• Answer telephones and emails, responding to inquiries that do not require a pharmacist's attention and recording messages for follow-up.
• Maintain electronic records related to patient profiles, insurance, and prescription status (new, transferred, or discontinued).
• Perform all duties of a pharmacy technician.
• Bill insurance and/or customers for prescriptions and merchandise, and resolve related questions or insurance rejections.
• Utilize 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, and compound medications for inpatient and outpatient use, ensuring all doses are checked by a pharmacist before dispensing/delivery.
• Accurately and efficiently prepare IV medications, including parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy.
• Assist in inventory control to ensure medication availability, including ordering, checking in orders, stocking shelves, updating the computerized inventory system, rotating stock, processing recalls, and conducting quarterly inspections of drug storage areas for outdated or unusable medications.
• Fill medication carts and/or medication dispensing machines.
• Sort and put away returned medications.
• Prepare hand packs.
• Prepare infusion products utilizing appropriate sterile technique procedures.
• Follow all procedures for documenting and dispensing controlled substances, ensuring 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.
• 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 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 safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE)
• instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday
• upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members

What This Job Offers

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