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Job Details
The Pharmacy Intern will join our team, focusing on enhancing the medication delivery service for patients discharging from UTMC.
Location: Knoxville, TN
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for supporting medication delivery to bedside service for patients discharging from UTMC.
- Responsible for supporting pharmacists with counseling patients on medications and disease states.
- Responsible for creating a patient profile in the pharmacy information system.
- Enters necessary prescription plan information in the patient profile for processing and adjudicating patient's prescriptions.
- Responsible for entering all new patient prescription information into the pharmacy information system.
- Addresses insurance, reimbursement, and payment issues as appropriate by communicating with insurance providers, patients and pharmacists.
- Participates in achieving business goals and metrics for the Ambulatory Pharmacy.
- Retrieves and prepares the medication for pharmacist review and verification.
- Prepares inventory reports for pharmacist review to purchase.
- Submits, receives, and places inventory in stock.
- Answers inbound telephone calls and triages calls as appropriate based upon the nature of the call to the appropriate staff.
- Assists with the reviews and handling of all adjudicated prescription claims to ensure appropriateness of reimbursement, co-pay and related financials and, if needed, as directed, follows up all such claims deemed inappropriate.
- Assists Pharmacist by providing required information for therapeutic consults with patients.
- Intervenes with Pharmacy Benefit Manager Companies to resolve plan and patient specific adjudication issues.
- Supply and monitor ambulatory dispensing robotic technology.
- Actively participates by delivering medications and pharmaceutical supplies to patients as outlined by the concierge prescription program.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Education:
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on patient care.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
- Basic knowledge of pharmacology, medication management, and pharmacy law.
- Proficient in computer skills, including pharmacy software and electronic health records (EHR).
What Cencora offers
We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora
Part time
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The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
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Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: Value Apothecaries Inc
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What We Do
Cencora is a leading pharmaceutical solutions organization centered on improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. With 46,000+ global team members, we have the opportunity to make a positive impact on healthcare in communities everywhere.
Our team members are empowered to activate their careers through a collective of tools and resources designed to support individual career interests and aspirations. We value our listening culture that actions real outcomes and our team members appreciate and recognize one another for contributions that are making a meaningful global impact.
No matter what your role is here, the work we do together has meaning. When you join our team, you become a crucial part of a greater purpose. We’re committed to supporting you personally and professionally, so we can achieve more together at the center of health.
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