Pharmacy Intern

Job Description

About the Company

Everyone who works with Mercy Health is united under one purpose: to help our patients be well in mind, body and spirit. This drive, along with their history of faith, is a powerful combination that gives them a shared calling to work toward every day.

Job Description

This is a PRN (as needed) position for a Pharmacy Intern.

Summary of Primary Function/General Purpose

The Pharmacy Intern assists pharmacists in safely and correctly interpreting and processing physicians’ orders. This includes entering, selecting, assembling, dispensing, and ensuring the delivery of medications to the ultimate user for both inpatient and outpatient services. The Intern also assures the accurate and timely distribution of medications, IV solutions, floor stock supplies, and controlled substances to patient care areas. They assist with accurate charge and credit functions for inpatients and outpatients and interact with medical center personnel, physicians, patients, and others via verbal and personal contact daily.

Essential Job Functions

Inpatient/Infusion Pharmacy:

• Assists in accurate medication order interpretation. This involves selecting or compounding, dispensing, ensuring delivery of and stocking the correct products to fulfill physician orders.
• Fill medication drawers and automated dispensing cabinets, floor stock, and controlled substances as applicable.
• Compounds IV admixtures aseptically and accurately.
• Operates and loads automation devices (robotics or automated cabinets) for drug dispensing.
• Assists other hospital staff with medication and pharmacy related issues via answering phone calls and responding to computerized medication messages.
• Distributes patient medications promptly and efficiently, as well as delivers and restocks medications.
• Completes monthly unit inspections for an assigned hospital area as assigned– this involves ensuring this area has no outdated medications, is appropriately stocked, and checking crash carts.
• Clarifies prescriptions with physicians or appropriate staff members and participation in medication reconciliation with patients as assigned.
• Counsels and provides medication education to transition of care patients prior to discharge as assigned.
• Trains, educates, and precepts new pharmacy technicians, students, and interns.
• Participates on various departmental and interdepartmental committees

Outpatient/Non-Acute Pharmacy

• Assists in accurate medication order interpretation. This involves entering, selecting, filling, compounding, dispensing, and ensuring release of the final product to the correct person to fulfill prescriber orders
• Assists patients and counseling of medication and pharmacy related issues via answering phone calls and in person consultations under the supervision and direction of a pharmacist
• Restocks frequently used medications and over the counter products in pharmacy areas in addition to operating applicable automation dispensing system devices within the pharmacy
• Receives, transfers, and clarifies oral prescriptions with prescribers or appropriate staff members as authorized by state law and under pharmacist supervision
• Administers immunizations [if immunization certified via an accredited immunization program as allowed per state law]
• Trains, educates, and precepts new pharmacy technicians, students, and interns
• Assists other staff with medication issues and response to email and phone call concerns or follow-up

Licensing/Certification

• Pharmacy Intern License – State Board of Pharmacy (required)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Various (preferred)

Education

• High School Diploma or GED (required)
• Actively enrolled in an accredited college of pharmacy with an active board of pharmacy intern license (required)

Work Experience

• None

Training

• None

Patient Population

The intern must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served, including:

• Neonates (0-4 weeks)
• Infant (1-12 months)
• Pediatrics (1-12 years)
• Adolescents (13-17 years)
• Adults (18-64 years)
• Geriatrics (65 years and older)

Skills

The job requires skills in:

• Medication Preparation
• Mathematics
• Prescriptions
• Medical Prescriptions
• Patient medications
• Filling Prescriptions
• Processing Prescriptions
• Dispensing Prescriptions
• Packaging
• Compounding Medications
• Attention to Detail
• Training Employees
• Enthusiasm to Learn
• Active Listening
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Clinical Pharmacy

Benefits

The document lists Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans, Prescription drug coverage, Flexible spending accounts, Life insurance w/AD&D, Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible, Paid time off, and Educational Assistance
(Benefits offerings vary according to employment status)