Pharmacy Assistant

2 days ago


Saint Charles, Missouri, United States SSM Health Full time
Job Summary

As a Pharmacy Intern at SSM Health, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our experienced pharmacists and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced healthcare environment. This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and are looking to develop their skills in a dynamic and supportive team.

Responsibilities
  • Assist pharmacists in preparing and dispensing medications, maintaining the drug inventory, and maintaining patient records.
  • Work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist and perform duties that do not require a registered pharmacist's license.
  • Interact with customers, answer phones, process insurance billing, run the cash register, and participate in record-keeping requirements.
  • Provide customer service through greeting and acknowledging every customer, being knowledgeable of merchandise, and assisting customers within the pharmacy.
  • Inform patients when delays are encountered with filling their prescriptions.
  • Answer telephones and emails, responding to all inquiries that do not require the attention of a pharmacist.
  • Maintain electronic records related to patient profiles, insurance, and new, transferred, or discontinued prescriptions.
  • Perform all duties of a pharmacy technician, including billing insurance and/or customers for prescriptions and merchandise, and resolving questions and/or insurance rejections through proper channels.
  • Use an understanding of Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs from different insurers to identify and flag qualifying patients.
  • Maintain patient charges, payroll deductions, and monthly billing per local policy.
  • Follow appropriate cash handling and register procedures.
  • Assemble, prepare, and compound medications for inpatient and outpatient use.
  • Ensure that all doses are checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing/delivery to nursing units.
  • Accurately and efficiently prepare IV medications, including parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy.
  • Assure 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stock, processing recalls, and conducting quarterly inspections of all areas where drugs are stored in the pharmacy for outdated and unusable medications and quarantining them in a separate area from usable stock.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.

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