If you were a preceptor...

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A list of things that I refuse to do:

Refilling stock/unpacking orders
Cleaning the pharmacy
Cashier/ringing up items

A list of things that I refuse to do:

Give a student like this a good grade










Hopefully you'll join the real world at some point.
 
If you're a student coming to my pharmacy for an internship, I wouldn't want you to work the register. I don't want a non-employee/guest handling money. However, if you are hired as a pharmacy intern, I would expect you to work the register. A pharmacist doesn't have to work the register as much as a tech/intern, but still you have to do it. There are times when you are alone or the tech is busy. Since we don't have a designated drawer per person, it is hard to blame an individual. However, if there is a significant shortage whenever someone is working, it should be looked into.
 
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How long does it take to get register trained? I am not arguing that running a register is a good use of rotation time, but really it takes like what 2 hours tops to learn how to run a register? Less really. Now it takes longer than that to become proficient at it, but the basics of checking someone out? That doesn't take long at all.
Personally, I don't think it's a big deal, but corporations always have their training modules that they want you to complete before you're doing it. Sure any idiot can scan barcodes, press total, and take money, but the company wants it done "their way." It's most likely not worth the hassle for HR to process the info and give you register numbers either.