Pharmacy Student Intern

Supports Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists in medication preparation and distribution activities. Assists Pharmacists with judgmental clinical work appropriate for academic experience achieved. Will provide services to patients from birth to death.

Education Qualifications

• Accepted and enrolled as a P1 or P2 (Pharmacy School Year 1 or Year 2) at an accredited school of pharmacy. Required

Experience Qualifications

• 1 year Pharmacy experience as technician or intern. Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Excellent customer service skills. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis. (Required proficiency)
• Skills with spreadsheets, word processing, internet/e-mail, database software, contact management. (Required proficiency)
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. (Required proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

• Must obtain Pharmacy Student Intern registration with the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy.

What you will do

• Properly use dispensing and barcoding technology to ensure accurate medication selection, stocking, and order fulfillment for all patient orders. Ensure accuracy of prescription and patient data entered in various systems. Review all relevant clinical information and clarifies with pharmacist/prescriber as appropriate. Works with payers to resolve insurance-related issues, assists with financial assistance programs as needed.
• Deliver excellent customer service to health care providers and patients, by greeting them in person and by phone, answering questions and requests with pharmacist supervision, and responding to messages in the Epic In Basket and Epic Secure Chat.
• Provide support to pharmacists by answering telephone calls and responding to messages. Will include research of basic clinical questions and drug information and drug compatibility questions.
• Will undertake clinical functions under pharmacist supervision up to level of education including but not limited to the offering and provision of counseling to patients on medications and administration of vaccinations.
• Manipulate and dispense hazardous and non-hazardous medications per department procedure.
• Complies with HIPAA/HITECH regulations.
• Assist in the planning, implementation, and process management of technological initiatives and pharmacy workflow improvements.
• Manage and maintain medication outdates for assigned areas as required. Receive and stock the daily medication order from drug wholesaler. Operate the point-of-sale system to ring out customer transactions, including making change when required.

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