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IL-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Sign-on Bonus Eligible – $3,000 (Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates.  Internal candidates – check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you)Department: PharmacySchedule: Full Time, Variable Shift, 9am-6:30pm and every other weekendStarting Pay: 22.98 minimum (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)Shift Differentials: Evenings-$1.25, Nights-$1.50, Weekends, $1.25Location: SSM Health-St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia

Job Summary:

Interview patients to collect medication histories and assist with the medication reconciliation process. Assists with the medication reconciliation process in coordination with pharmacy, nursing, care management, and other healthcare professionals as appropriate.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Completes medication histories for new admissions. Assesses patient, caregiver or other identified persons to determine the most appropriate and accurate source of medication history and interviews. Follows up with pharmacies, nursing homes, caregivers or others as necessary to obtain complete medication history. Consults a pharmacist as necessary.Promotes the hospital’s retail pharmacy program through the offering of discharge prescription services if applicable. May coordinate the filling and delivery of prescriptions and discharge counseling as appropriate.Investigates discrepancies in the medication histories and other problems and follows up with pharmacists to facilitate the resolution of any issue.Documents, collects and compiles data, statistics and other information as required for quality assurance programs and assists with reports to provide information to facilitate leadership decision-making.Trains new users on the use of the Pyxis Automated Dispensing cabinet and CII Safe.Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience

EXPERIENCE

Two years experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.Frequent keyboard use/data entry.Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS 
 
State of Work Location: Illinois 

    Pharmacy Technician, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)     And         Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)         Or         Certified Pharmacy Technician (ExCPT/CPhT) - National Healthcareer Association (NHA) 

 
State of Work Location: Missouri 

    Pharmacy Technician - Missouri Division of Professional Registration     Or         MO Registration Application and Finger Print Process Complete AT TIME OF HIRE - Missouri Division of Professional Registration         And         FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician, Registered within 6 months - Missouri Division of Professional Registration 

 
State of Work Location: Oklahoma 

    Technician - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy 

 
State of Work Location: Wisconsin 

    Pharmacy Technician, Registered - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services      Or         WI Registration Application Process Complete AT TIME OF HIRE - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services         And         FUTURE - Pharmacy Technician, Registered within 6 Months - Wisconsin Department of     Safety  and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

3901000207 Pharmacy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:36

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