Pharmacy Intern
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Job Description
About Company:
PANTHERx is the nation’s largest rare disease pharmacy, dedicated to putting the patient experience at the forefront of everything they do. Their mission is to provide uncompromising quality every day and strategically grow to reach more individuals affected by rare diseases. They embrace authentic dedication to patient care, with associates driven to provide the highest quality outcomes across all lines of service and areas of expertise. PANTHERx values its employees as the driving force behind its operations, cultivating talent and encouraging growth within the company to allow associates to explore their interests and expand their careers. They aim to solve for 7,000 diseases with 500 treatments through their rare pharmacy model.
PANTHERx seeks team members who are:
• Inspired and compassionate problem solvers.
• Capable of producing high-quality work.
• Able to thrive in the exciting and ever-challenging environment of modern medicine.
• Committed to achieving superior health outcomes for people living with rare and devastating diseases.
Job Description:
• Job Title: Pharmacy Intern
• Work Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Job Classification: Non-Exempt
• Job Status: Casual
• Reports To: Director, RxARECARE
• Purpose:
The Pharmacy Intern will perform internship duties under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist (preceptor), adhering to federal and state laws, PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy policy, and the Doctor of Pharmacy requirements of their academic institution.
• Responsibilities:
• Assisting with the acceptance and processing of prescription orders.
• Providing patient counseling, including reviewing medication profiles and conducting drug utilization reviews (DUR).
• Delivering product or service information to patients, healthcare providers, and caregivers.
• Contacting patients, caregivers, or healthcare providers to assess their pharmaceutical and ancillary supply needs.
• Performing calculations for dosage determinations necessary for dispensing medications.
• Receiving and addressing routine product or service problems, referring complex issues to the appropriate department.
• Picking, packing, and shipping orders for patient delivery.
• Assisting pharmacist(s) with special projects as assigned.
• Required Qualifications:
• Possession of a Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy Intern Certificate Certification.
• Good standing in an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Minimum course equivalency of the first professional year of college of pharmacy.
• Maximum course equivalency of the second professional year of college of pharmacy.
• Work Environment:
The role is based in a professional fulfillment pharmacy and routinely involves the use of standard pharmacy equipment.
• Physical Demands:
The employee is regularly required to stand for long periods. Frequent activities include using hands and fingers for handling or feeling, and reaching with hands and arms. Reasonable accommodations can be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• Benefits (for eligible employees):
• Hybrid, remote, and flexible on-site work schedules are available based on the position.
• Excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts (HSA), and flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• 401K with employer matching.
• Employer-paid life insurance and short/long term disability coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Generous paid time off for full-time employees, limited paid time off for part-time employees.
• Paid holidays.
• Equal Opportunity:
PANTHERx Rare Pharmacy is an equal opportunity employer committed to non-discrimination in recruiting, hiring, promotions, or any terms or conditions of employment based on race, age, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran’s status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
