Intern Pharmacist Ankeny Outpatient Pharmacy

About the role

Provides technical support in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to clients of MercyOne Outpatient Pharmacies, including processing prescriptions, preparing and delivering medications, reviewing charts for specific information/audits, stocking and ordering of drugs and other products. Assists patients and clients in ordering and picking up their prescription orders.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patient drug orders.
• Accepts, checks in, and prepares drug orders from wholesalers.
• Reviews will-call prescriptions for duplicate bags for the same patient and for return-to-stock dates.
• Credits to the patient and restock usable medications returned to the pharmacy.
• Fills medication orders.
• Auxiliaries pharmacists with audits.
• Communicates stock utilization and ordering needs.
• Checks medication expiration dates and alerts pharmacist when needed.
• Compounds and labels extemporaneous liquid and solid products for patients according to procedure.
• Answers telephone and processes requests according to procedures.
• Charges and credits individual patient accounts from pharmacy file lists.
• Processes outpatient prescription orders, including entering orders into the computer, preparing products for checking by a pharmacist, managing third-party billing, and assisting with inventory and ordering of pharmaceuticals.
• Trains and mentors new employees and assists in directing workflow as needed.
• Performs 'final' checks of medications contained in and in response to med bags and stock requisitions.
• Provides patient counseling related to medication use, including discussing drug names, strengths, doses, and possible side effects.
• Administers vaccines (once qualified) under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Aids pharmacists, clinical specialists, and management team in gathering and analyzing patient-specific clinical information and participating in departmental projects.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED. Current enrollment in a pharmacy school or program or proof of verbal commitment to a pharmacy school or program. Must be registered as a pharmacy intern with the State of Iowa at the time of hire or registered as a Technician in Training for up to 12 months until able to apply for Intern status after the first day of pharmacy school or program. May also be registered as a Certified Pharmacy Technician until Intern status can be obtained. Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or certification obtained within three (3) months of hire. Proof of completion of mandatory reporter within three (3) months of hire.

Qualifications

None specified.

Skills

None specified.

Benefits

None specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Rotating Shift.