Description:

Provides technical support in the delivery of pharmaceutical care to clients of MercyOne Outpatient Pharmacies, including processing prescriptions, preparation and delivery of medications, review of chartsfor specific information/audits, stocking and ordering of drugs and other products.Assistspatients and clients in ordering and picking up their prescription orders. Performs technical work and tasks allowable by Iowa law for a Pharmacy Intern under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities

• Prepares patient drug orders.

• Accepts, checks in, and prepares drug orders from wholesalers

• Reviews will-call prescriptions for duplicate bags for the same patient and for return-to-stock dates.

• Credits to the patient and restock usable medications returned to the pharmacy.

• Files medication orders.

• Assiststhe pharmacists with audits.

• Communicates stockutilizationand ordering needs.

• Checksmedicationexpirationdates and alerts pharmacist when needed.

• Compounds and labels extemporaneous liquid and solid products for patients according to procedure.

• Answers telephone and processes requests according to procedures.

• Charges and credits individual patient accounts from pharmacy file lists.

• Outpatient prescription processing,including: enters patient prescription orders into the computer; prepares prescription products for checking by a pharmacist including proper labeling; manages third party billing;assistswith inventory and ordering of pharmaceuticals.

• Provides training and mentoring to new employees andassistsin directing workflow as needed.

• After completing training, provides ‘final’ checks of medications contained in and in response to med bags and stock requisitions.

• Performs patient counseling related to medication use including, but not limited to, discussion of drug names, strengths, doses, andpossible side-effects.

• Administers vaccines (once qualified) under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

• Assistspharmacists, clinical specialists, and management team in patient-specific clinical information gathering & departmental projects.

The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed toindicatethe general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed tocontainor be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilitiesrequired ofemployees assigned to this job. Employees maybe requiredto perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications