Per Diem Medication Management Pharmacy Intern; Sinai Health System

Per Diem Medication Management Pharmacy Intern

Mount Sinai Health System

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support to team pharmacists, patients, and clinicians to ensure effective, safe, and cost-effective drug therapy.
• Perform data entry, including obtaining medication histories directly from patients and scheduling visits with a pharmacist.
• Document all patient encounters appropriately in the health system documentation system.
• Conduct data analysis, such as with payer data and claims.
• Support the pharmacist to implement the patient’s care plan, including navigating insurance benefits and assisting with provider communication.
• Provide medication, lifestyle, and disease state counseling.
• Coach patients, families, and/or authorized caregivers on making lifestyle behavior changes that can positively affect patient’s health.
• Engage patients in the use of MyChart to facilitate electronic access of their health care information.
• Obtain medication lists and engage with patients about medication adherence to identify and resolve patient adherence barriers that do not require a clinical intervention.
• Notify the pharmacist/provider of a missing prescription.
• Notify the pharmacist/provider of a request for a medication refill.
• Call pharmacies to confirm prescriptions were received and picked up.
• Call patients to remind them to pick up their medication.
• Request records from clinics and facilities when necessary.
• Send referrals to other disciplines to coordinate care when necessary.
• Enroll patients into criteria-based pharmacy programs and document in the electronic medical record using established formats in a timely and accurate manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• English proficiency, oral and written.

Qualifications

• Minimum first professional year completed at an accredited college of pharmacy.
• Previous community pharmacy experience preferred.
• Valid New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit required.