Pharmacy Intern
Company: SSM Health
Location: Saint Charles
Posted on: October 11, 2024
Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health St.
Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Worker Type: Intern/Temporary
(Trainee) Job Highlights: Job Highlights (Additional Job
Description)
- Department: Pharmacy
- Patient Population or Ratio: N/A
- Schedule: PRN, Variable Shift, 7am-3:30pm or 1pm-9:30pm - every
other weekend
- Starting Pay: $22.00 (Offers are based on years of pharmacy
school you are in.)
- Shift Differentials: Evenings-$1.25, Nights-$1.50,
Weekends-$2.00
- Location: SSM Health - St. Joseph's Hospital - St. Charles Job
Summary: As part of training to become a pharmacist 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. Works 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. Job Responsibilities
and Requirements: PRIMARY 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.
EDUCATION
- High school diploma or equivalent
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. Department: 3901000002 Pharmacy SC Work Shift:
PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly
Hours: 0 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. Click here to learn more. 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: o ur 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.
Keywords: SSM Health, Belleville , Pharmacy Intern, Healthcare , Saint Charles, Illinois
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