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MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital 1201 Grand
Worker Type:
Intern/Temporary (Trainee)
Job Highlights:
Join a team where your work matters – every moment, every patient, every
community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and
inspired to make a lasting impact.
In this role, you will provide hands-on support in a fast-paced environment
where every shift makes a direct impact on patients and families. Your attention
to detail, compassion, and ability to work closely with clinical teams will help
create a safer, smoother care experience. If you want to grow in a collaborative
care setting, this role is perfect for you.
Our Pharmacy Intern positions are meant for Students pursuing their Pharmacy
Degree.
If you are not going to school for Pharmacy, we would like to encourage you to
search for Pharmacy Technician roles on our jobs page!
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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/GED or 10 years of work experience
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.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
* None
Department:
3901000037 Pharmacy
Work Shift:
Variable Shift (United States of America)
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0
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