Pharmacy Intern, Experiential Rotation

Founded in 1985, SelectQuote (NYSE: SLQT) provides solutions that help consumers protect their most valuable assets: their families, health and property. SelectRX, a subsidiary of SelectQuote, is prioritizing important population health initiatives focused on actively managed, high-touch patient experience by improving patient engagement and health literacy, simplifying the healthcare journey and facilitating better healthcare options through value-based partnerships.

SelectRX is a high touch, technology-driven specialized medication management pharmacy. We engage virtually with patients to ensure accurate prescription records are maintained in order to achieve improved prescription drug adherence. SelectRX does this by providing a personalized clinical approach driven by a robust technology platform to track adherence with a world-class pharmaceutical packing and distribution facility.

The Unlicensed Pharmacist is an entry-level position and duties are designed to develop knowledge base and competency level while performing pharmacy functions under the direct supervision of a clinical pharmacist. Functions performed include but are not limited to: medication, counseling and patient education, drug information, drug dosing, drug preparation, and drug distribution. In addition, the Unlicensed Pharmacist will serve as a preceptor for student pharmacists to participate in educational experiences and engage in scholarship. The Unlicensed Pharmacist ensures that a patient's medication needs are maintained under the supervision of a clinical pharmacist through compliance with the pharmacy’s policies rules, and regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy and other applicable regulatory bodies.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform a variety of tasks and activities to apply your acquired knowledge and skills in practice situations under the direct supervision of your preceptor
• Participate in interdisciplinary rounds
• Work collaboratively with treatment team to maximize individual patient outcomes
• Perform medication history interviews, first dose teaching, food-drug interaction counseling, discharge counseling, assessment of education and adherence
• Create updated medication lists for patients upon discharge from hospital stay or end of clinic appointment
• Counsel patients on prescription and over-the-counter medications and devices
• Monitor medication therapies through performing profile reviews, interpreting laboratory values, and ensuring drug regimens are consistent with medication use guidelines and protocols
• Assess patient’s progression to achieving desired medication treatment goals
• Develop and recommend appropriate therapeutic plans identify and resolve drug-related problems communicate to other health care team members follow through and document in the electronic record
• Review medication orders for appropriate dose, duration, frequency, dosage form indication, and drug interactions
• Retrieve evaluate and provide drug information to health care providers answering general and patient specific drug information questions
• Review documented adverse drug reactions/allergies and report new occurrences via Patient Safety Net (PSN)
• Promote health wellness and disease prevention
• Establish and interpret patient information – active problem, list past medical history, physical exam data, laboratory data, hospital course, medication history, medication profile, pharmacokinetic evaluation
• Apply federal and state legal standards surrounding medication use
• Perform computer order entry and claim adjudication
• Complete quality improvement projects
• Participate in a variety of educational experiences including but not limited to clinical pearl presentations, patient case presentations, and weekly seminars
• Commit to complete staffing requirements through the third-year of pharmacy school
• Report weekly data on productivity

Skills/Abilities:

• Enter and retrieve data from the various operating systems employed in prescription processing and drug ordering and packaging
• Service orientated high degree of interpersonal communication and organizational skills
• Demonstrates appropriate written and oral communication skills
• High degree of interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management associates clients and public.
• Proficiency in reading writing and speaking is required.

Education and Experience:

• Completion of 2 years of Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum with Accredited Pharmacy Program
• Preferred 6 months previous Pharmacy work experience
• Complete required employer orientation as directed by pharmacy

Physical Requirements:

• Work is performed indoors with potential for exposure to safety and health hazards related to office work. Could periodically travel to other office and operational sites. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

SelectQuote Core Values:

Service: We create positive customer experiences.

Entrepreneurship: We create innovate & take risks.

Leadership: We build & invest in high-performing teams.

Empowerment: We embrace a changing environment.

Courage: We challenge the status quo & drive continuous improvement.

Teamwork: We help support & celebrate each other.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required.