Medication Historian-Pharmacy Tech/Pharmacy Intern - Casual
Trinity Health
**Employment Type:**
Part time
**Shift:**
**Description:**
Casual position
The **Medication Historian** assists with compiling an accurate and complete patient medication history. Interviews patients and uses a standardized tool to record all patient medication information including prescribed medications, over-the-counter medications, dietary and herbal supplements. Works with patients/family members to maintain updated medication lists, communicates pertinent findings to appropriate care team members, and identifies and facilitates correction of medication discrepancies.
**What we are looking for:**
+ **Education:** High school graduation or equivalent
+ **Licensure / Certification:** Approved Pharmacy Technician Certification or Pharmacy Intern License
+ **Experience:** 1-3 years of retail pharmacy experience preferred
+ Effective Communication Skills
+ Ability to interact efficiently with patients and families while also demonstrating empathy and sensitivity when gathering required medication information
+ Aptitude in mathematical manipulations (ratio, proportions, multiplication, division, decimals, and fractions)
**What you will do:**
+ Gathers information about the patient's medications from family or directly from the patient in the Emergency Room or inpatient settings.
+ Compiles a complete list of patient's medications, including name, dosage, frequency, route and compliance history, OTC, and herbal supplements.
+ Collects information on patient's drug allergies and reactions.
+ Enters obtained information into appropriate application/system.
+ Communicates with physician offices, retail pharmacies, or other sources to verify medications as needed.
+ Compares medication list to indications and medical history if available.
+ Identify medication discrepancies and facilitate correction or escalation to pharmacists for follow-up, if needed.
+ Demonstrates responsibility and acts independently, in areas not requiring the professional judgment of a pharmacist/nurse/prescriber.
**Ministry/Facility Information:**
Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our four hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and doctor of nursing programs. If you’re seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!
_Mount Carmel and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers._ _We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical disability or any other classification protected under local, state or federal law._
**Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
EOE including disability/veteran
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