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SSM Health · 1 day ago

Pharmacy Intern

Greater Madison Area

Internship

Onsite

Intern

0+ years exp

SSM Health is a healthcare organization, and they are seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications while developing additional skills. The role involves providing customer service, maintaining patient records, and performing duties of a pharmacy technician under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

Health Care

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide customer service through greeting and acknowledging every customer, is knowledgeable of merchandise and assists customers within the pharmacy. Informs patients when delays are encountered with filling their prescriptions

Answers 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

Maintains electronic records related to patient profile, insurance and new, transferred or discontinued prescriptions

Performs 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. Uses an understanding of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs from different insurers to identify and flag qualifying patients. Maintains patient charges, payroll deductions and monthly billing per local policy. Follow appropriate cash handling and register procedures

Assembles/prepares/compounds medications for inpatient and outpatient use. Ensures that all doses are checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing/delivery to nursing units. Accurately and efficiently prepares IV medications including parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy

Assures 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stock, processing recalls and conducting quarterly inspections of all areas where drugs are stored in the pharmacy for outdated and unusable medications and quarantining them in a separate are from useable stock

Fills medication carts and/or medication dispensing machines. Regularly sorts and puts away returned meds. Prepares hand packs. Prepares infusion products utilizing appropriate sterile technique procedures

Follows all procedures for documenting and dispensing controlled substances. Handles 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, and 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

Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

IV medication preparationPharmacy technician dutiesMedication Therapy ManagementInventory controlCustomer service

Required

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

None required for professional license and/or certifications

Benefits

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.

Company

SSM Health

Glassdoor3.4

SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system.

Founded in 1872

St Louis, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.ssmhealth.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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