Pharmacy Intern - OP

Position Details

Department: PCH-MAIN | Pharmacy - Retail

Location: Phoenix

Shift: Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun, Days, Evenings, 8am-8pm

Category: Pharmacy

Posting #: 813698

Employee Type: PRN

Position Summary

Under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, this position oversees the daily activities of the medication use process and provides comprehensive pharmacy services to patients from neonate to young adulthood. Performs the duties of a graduate intern or pharmacy intern as defined in the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy Administrative Code R4-23-402, and by Phoenix Children`s Pharmacy department. This position reports to the Outpatient Pharmacy Manager and receives supervision from Clinical Staff Pharmacists and the Lead Pharmacist.

Position Duties

• Enters and/or verifies medication orders in the pharmacy information software system accurately and efficiently.

• Accurately processes outpatient prescriptions and provides oral and written counseling information to the patient and/or caregiver; ensures appropriateness of all medication doses for the patients diagnosis, weight, age, allergies, and drug interactions.

• Assures departmental policies and procedures are being followed, medication orders are being processed in a timely manner, and the quality of products dispensed meets established departmental guidelines. Verifies appropriateness of medication selected and ensures that patients receive ordered medications as to dose, route, salt form, regimen, and generic substitution.

• Acts as a liaison between the Pharmacy and the medical and nursing staff for issues pertaining to pharmacy services; identifies and intervenes as appropriate when problems involving drug therapy arise (e.g., allergies, drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, adverse drug reactions).

• Initiates and processes medication occurrence reports and adverse drug reaction reports as needed; participates in departmental data collection and reporting of Quality Assurance, and Performance Improvement activities.

• Assists in compounding non-sterile medications after skills validation with a qualified observer.

• Participates in the Prescription Discharge Delivery Service and provides patient counseling with pharmacist supervision as appropriate.

• Accurately completes Controlled Substance Documentation Records when dispensing controlled substances.

• Participates in on-going self-education activities while preparing for NAPLEX or AZPLEX.

• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.