UNIV - Student Intern-1 - College of Pharmacy

Job Description Summary
The pharmacy intern supports the pharmacist, under direct supervision, in the practice of pharmacy. The individual also assists the pharmacy technician in assigned responsibilities, including pharmacy inventory management. Additionally, the pharmacy intern may be called upon to assist the Director of Clinical Services and to assist in the training of pharmacy externs rotating through the pharmacy.

Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Temporary

Cost Center
CC001180 Family Medicine Pharmacy

Pay Rate Type
Hourly

Pay Grade
University-00

Pay Range
0.00 - 0.00 - 0.000

Scheduled Weekly Hours
10

Work Shift

Job Description

25%

Assist the pharmacist, under direct supervision, in the practice of pharmacy, in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations

Assess prescription or medication order for completeness, accuracy, authenticity, and legality

Prepare prescription or medication order for final check by pharmacist including data entry in pharmacy processing system

Under supervision of the pharmacist, may give advice to self-medicating patients and dispense non-prescription medications

Under supervision of the pharmacist, may provide effective counseling on prescription related issues (i.e., adverse drug reactions, patients history which might bear on the prescribing decision, proper storage of medications, patient questions on medications, etc.)

25%

Maintain open communication with various health professionals inside and outside the clinic

Perform patient immunization on an as-needed basis, under supervision of the pharmacist

Communicate with prescribers and their agents to obtain refill authorization

Communicate with outside pharmacies for the purpose of sending and receiving prescription transfers

Serve patients by working with pharmacist and pharmacy personnel in preparing medications, giving pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies

25%

Data entry and operation of all required software

Complete prescription filing, receiving and filing invoices, receiving medication orders and doing return to stocks every 14 days

Assist in maintaining of inventory management including but not limited to:

Organize inventory on pharmacy shelves in order to increase prescription filling efficiencies (e.g., fast movers)

Set and maintain appropriate stock-on-hand amounts

Track inventory usage and reorder appropriately

Identify and utilize the best acquisition costs

Checking for out of dates and removing from shelf

Perform regular cycle counts of inventory (report generated)

Interface with return agency for expired and out-of-date medications

Serve as a contact for inventory related questions/needs for pharmacy/medical staff and patients

Answer phones and check voicemail messages as needed

Provide excellent customer service, responding to customer complaints and questions in an efficient and courteous manner while including the pharmacist in relevant communications

25%

Support the Director of Clinical Services as needed

Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations

Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Obtain and maintain up-to-date pharmacy intern license

Minimum Qualifications

Current Pharmacy Intern License for South Carolina

Enrollment in MUSC College of Pharmacy PharmD Program

Hours of Work:

Predominately part-time, with increased hours during academic breaks, as determined by pharmacist-in-charge. Scheduled hours will vary based on the pharmacy needs and staffing levels.

Additional Job Description
Physical Requirements: (Note: The following descriptions are applicable to this section: Continuous - 6-8 hours per shift; Frequent - 2-6 hours per shift; Infrequent - 0-2 hours per shift) Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Frequent) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Frequent) Ability to work indoors. (Continuous) Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (Infrequent) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent) Ability to bend at the waist. (Infrequent) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent) Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (Continuous) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (Frequent) Ability to reach in all directions. (Continuous) Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous) Ability to lift and carry 15# , unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lift objects from floor level to height of 36 inches, to 15#, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to lower objects, to 15 #, from height of 36 inches, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to push/pull objects to 15 #, unassisted. (Infrequent) Ability to maintain 20/40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous) Ability to see and recognize objects at a distance. (Continuous) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Frequent) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous) Ability to hear and/or understand whispered conversations at a distance of 3 feet. (Continuous) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous) Ability to work in dusty areas (Infrequent)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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