What are the responsibilities and job description for the PHARMACY INTERN position at OnePoint Patient Care?
Our Company
OnePoint Patient Care
Overview
OnePoint Patient Care is a closed-door pharmacy provider that was established in the 1960s and began providing hospice-dedicated pharmacy services when the Medicare benefit took effect in the 1980s. Since then, we have grown to become one of the leading hospice pharmacies in the country. Our commitment to quality and superior service is unsurpassed in the industry.
Our mission is to provide our patients, their caregivers and family members with the highest quality of care, reliability and support while dispensing clinical advice, medications, and delivery services.
Professionalism, personal accountability, and integrity are at the core of who we are and what we do, every hour of every day.
Responsibilities
- Provides clinical consultative services to patients and therapeutic recommendations to nurses, physicians, and other hospice personnel
- Conducts and evaluates medication profiles/histories as well as assess compliance
- Suggests modifications to optimize medication regimens using sound clinical pharmacy principles accounting for pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic variations in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes
- Answers customer questions and helps resolve customer issues in a timely and professional manner
- Enters and retrieves data in the pharmacy system
- Transcribes, verifies, and fills medication orders
- Maintains proper storage and security conditions for medications
- Contributes to the maintenance of a productive and error-free work environment by keeping pharmacy workspaces neat and orderly
Qualifications
- Exceptionally strong written and verbal communication skills, with special emphasis on effective telephone correspondence with a customer-first attitude
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with a demonstrated ability to prioritize
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and maintain courteous and professional composure during stressful situations
- Ability to work cooperatively with both pharmacists and technicians
- Pharmacy Intern License
About our Line of Business
About OnePoint Patient Care OnePoint Patient Care is the nation’s leading independent provider of community-based hospice pharmacy and pharmacy benefits management (PBM) services – offering hospices nationwide flexible and adaptable solutions for their hospice pharmacy needs. OnePoint fills prescriptions, creates custom compounds and formularies, provides home deliveries, and manages pharmacy benefits for more than 32,000 patients per day. Through its Concierge PBM, Next Day Valet mail order and Direct Express local services, OnePoint serves more than 350 hospice programs and is available in 50 states. OnePoint was one of the first pharmacies to begin serving the hospice industry when the Medicare hospice benefit began in the 1980s. Today OnePoint has grown to be one of the leading national hospice pharmacies with 15 locations strategically positioned throughout the United States, with additional plans for expansion. For additional information on what OnePoint can do, visit www.oppc.com or call (866) 771-OPPC. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
