Description

Please e-mail your résumé to:

Magdi Awad, PharmD (Chief Pharmacy Officer) mawad@axesspointe.org

Pharmacy Intern Position

API is a federally qualified health center serving the underserved in Akron, Kent, and Barberton. API is committed to providing a quality, affordable, and compassionate health home for—every patient, every time–in all communities. API is utilizing interdisciplinary teams as an integral part of the medical home model. API pharmacy is a 340b pharmacy.

Job Description Duties:

Assist in Prescription Processing and Dispensing 

• Accurately and timely fill prescriptions
• Input patient and prescription data into the computer system
• Process 3rd party billing and insurance rejections 
• Assist pharmacists in dispensing operations 
• Maintain patient profiles and pharmacy records
• Follow current and new Federal and State Laws

Customer Service

• Ensure prompt service by assisting patients
• Answer telephones promptly
• Complete pharmacy patient transactions on the cash register

Participate in Pharmacy Clinical Services

• Counsel patients on their medications
• Identify patients for clinical referral
• Work in collaboration with all members of the care team to assess, facilitate, plan and advocate appropriate services to meet the patient’s health requirements on an individual basis 
• Provide Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services 
• Provide immunizations
• Assist with housekeeping and maintenance of Pharmacy
• Additional Tasks as Assigned by Pharmacy Manager

Requirements

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in good academic standing with an accredited College of Pharmacy as a second year pharmacy student (if four year program)
• Must have an active intern license with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy 
• Must pass the background check according to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy regulations (BCI & FBI WebCheck)
• Must have completed an immunization certificate program 
• Must have and maintain a current BLS/CPR certificate
• Must have and maintain personal professional insurance (mal-practice) – cost will be reimbursed after successful completion of the summer internship period 

Experience/skills Needed:

• Computer skills
• Previous pharmacy experience – preferred

COMPLIANCE: 

This position requires compliance with API's written standards, including its Compliance Program and Standards of Conduct and policies and procedures. Such compliance will be an element considered as part of the regular performance evaluation.

Failure to comply with API's Written Standards, which may include the failure to report any conduct or event that potentially violates legal or compliance requirements or API's Written Standards or, for managers and supervisors, fails to detect non-compliant conduct where reasonable efforts would have resulted in detection, will be met by the enforcement of disciplinary action, up to and including possible termination, in accordance with API's Compliance Program Policy and Procedure: Addressing Instances of Non-Compliance through Appropriate Disciplinary Actions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, and use hands to finger handle or feel; to talk; or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally stand, walk, climb, or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to frequently lift up to 25 pounds. The employee may occasionally be required to lift 25 to 50 pounds; however, this is not essential; duties may be shifted to accommodate lifting restrictions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less). The employee will occasionally be working near moving mechanical parts, be exposed to outdoor weather conditions and exposed to a risk of electrical shock while running the copier, printer, other standard equipment and answering the telephone. The noise level in the work environment is low to moderate. Stress level can be high at times.

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.