Pharmacy Intern

Responsibilities

• Completion of a comprehensive training roadmap focusing on Key Learning Experiences (KLEs) that build aptitude in areas such as:
  • Following company SOPs at each workstation to help Pharmacists and Technicians manage and improve patient health.
  • Following pharmacy workflow procedures at each pharmacy workstation for safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
  • Contributing to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care.
  • Taking telephonic prescriptions from the prescriber and calling the prescriber to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes.
  • Maintaining the highest level of self-awareness and providing in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members.
  • Completing basic inventory activities as permitted by law.
  • Supporting immunizations, including completing additional licensure and training requirements to obtain Technician Immunizer status.
• Ensuring patient safety by complying with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles.
• Providing additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and volunteering at offsite clinics, where allowable by law and supported by required training and certification.

Required Qualifications

• Accepted into, or actively enrolled in, an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• Possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.

Essential Functions

• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time.
• Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs.
• Attention to detail and focus on accuracy.
• Active listening and clear communication skills.
• Mathematical reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
• Physical demands: Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time; lift, scan, and bag items; reach overhead; stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items; control precision; quickly adjust machines to exact positions; stoop to a considerable degree, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist; close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts; occasionally lift of up to 20 lbs and/or exert up to 20 lbs. of force; frequently lift of up to 10 lbs and/or exert up to 10 lbs. of force; consistently lift and/or exert a negligible amount of force to move objects.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ years of related work experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Ability to become immunization certified once state regulations are met.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).