Pharmacy Intern

Number of Job Openings Available:

1

Date Posted:

April 15, 2024

Department:

34007800 Pharmacy Services

Shift:

Day/Evening (United States of America)

Shift Length:

Variable shift length

Hours Per Week:

0

Union Contract:

Non-Union

Weekend Rotation:

Every 4th

Job Summary:

Responsible for preparing, dispensing, and checking medications, obtaining medication histories, and ensuring effective flow of operations within the pharmacy. Interns work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Provides assistance and support to the pharmacists and technicians in the clinical and distributive operations of the department.

Key Position Details:

This position will be 10 hours per week with a weekend rotation of approximately every fourth weekend.

Job Description:

Principle Responsibilities

• Prepares, checks, and dispenses medications.

• Fills first doses and refill floor stock.

• May perform data entry, adjudication, filing, and selling prescription duties.

• May review clinical data on patient profile for clinical appropriateness.

• May perform first or second checks to ensure accuracy of data entry, clinical components, and filling process.

• Compounds and documents extemporaneous doses.

• Prepackages and documents solid and liquid dosage forms in unit dose and unit of use packaging.

• Audits automated dispensing cabinet medications.

• Fills automated dispensing cabinet medications, cart fill & stock outs.

• May compound and prepares IV admixtures and syringes.

• May admix chemotherapy bags and syringes.

• Performs medication distribution.

• Deliver medications, IVs and supplies as needed.

• Gathers medications that have been discontinued on the floor.

• Restocks medications used on crash carts and other emergency boxes/kits.

• Delivers medications into automated dispensing cabinets.

• May order, receive, unpack, and check incoming stock against invoice and put away.

• May assist the buyer and keep them informed of inventory needs.

• May perform inventory management process.

• Performs admission medication histories.

• Performs medication reconciliation interview with patient.

• Utilizes nursing home medication administration records to complete medication reconciliation.

• Accesses and applies information from electronic health record.

• Communicates with overseeing pharmacist regarding reconciliation and recommendations.

• May provide clinical/informational services to patients, medical staff, and other healthcare professional.

• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description, and High school diploma or GED preferred

• Completion of one year at an accredited College of Pharmacy preferred or

• Enrolled in an accredited school of pharmacy working towards a Pharmacist degree required or

• Foreign-trained pharmacist working towards state Pharmacist licensure required

• 0 to 2 years experience in Pharmacy preferred

• Pharmacy Intern Certification/Registration upon hire required or

• Pharmacy Intern Certification/Registration if registered Pharmacy Technician upon hire within 1 Year required

Physical Demands

Light Work:

Lifting weight Up to 20 lbs. occasionally, Up to 10 lbs. frequently