Per Diem Medication Management Pharmacy Intern; Mount Sinai Health System

Responsibilities

• Data entry: such as obtaining medication histories directly from patients and scheduling visits with a pharmacist.
• Documents all patient encounters as appropriate in health system documentation system.
• Data analysis: such as payer data and claim.
• Support the pharmacist to implement the patient’s care plan, such as navigating insurance benefits, assisting with provider communication.
• Provide medication, lifestyle, and disease state counseling.
• Coach patients, families, and/or authorized care givers on how to use existing skills and develop new ones to make lifestyle behavior changes that can positively affect patient’s health.
• Engage them in the use of MyChart to facilitate electronic access of patient’s health care information.
• Obtain medication lists and engage with patients about medication adherence to identify and resolve patient adherence barriers that do not require a clinical intervention.
• Notify the pharmacist/provider of a missing prescription.
• Notify the pharmacist/provider of a request for a medication refill.
• Call pharmacies to confirm prescriptions were received and picked up.
• Call patients to remind them to pick up their medication.
• Request records from clinics and facilities when necessary.
• Send referrals to other disciplines to coordinate care when necessary.
• Enroll patients into criteria-based pharmacy programs and document in the electronic medical record using established formats in a timely and accurate manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

  Qualifications

  • Education Requirements: Minimum first professional year completed at an accredited college of pharmacy.
  • Experience Requirements: Previous community pharmacy experience preferred.
  • Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable): Valid New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit required.