Pharmacy Intern

About the role

The goal of the pharmacist-intern position is to acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities to safely, efficiently and effectively provide pharmacist-delivered patient care to a diverse patient population and practice pharmacy under the laws and regulations of the State of Texas.

Responsibilities

• Complies with laws and regulations pertaining to pharmacy practice, applies professional judgment, exhibits reliability and credibility in dealing with others, deals professionally and ethically with colleagues and patients, demonstrates sensitivity and empathy and maintains confidentiality.
• Demonstrates competence in determining appropriateness of prescription drug orders and medication orders, evaluates and selects products and assures accuracy of the product/prescription dispensing process.
• Demonstrates competence in using acceptable professional compounding procedures.
• Maintains competence in collaborating with physicians, other healthcare professionals, patients and patient agents for formulate a therapeutic plan.
• Demonstrates competence in establishing and interpreting databases, identifying drug related problems and recommending appropriate pharmacotherapy specific to patient needs, monitoring and evaluating outcomes and devising follow-up plans.
• Demonstrates competence in retrieving, evaluating and managing and using the best available clinical and scientific publications for answering drug related requests.
• Demonstrates competence in obtaining and providing accurate and concise information in a professional manner and using appropriate oral, written and nonverbal language.
• Demonstrates competence in interviewing and counseling patients or agents on drug usage, dosage, packaging, routes of administration, intended use and storage. Discusses cautions, adverse effects, and patient conditions. Explains policies on fees and services and relates to patients in a professional manner confirming patient understanding.
• Affords assistance in drug selection and assesses need for treatment or referral.
• Develops general understanding of planning, staff and fiscal management, leadership skills and policy development.
• Understands drug security, storage and control procedures and regulatory requirements for these procedures as well as maintaining quality assurance and improvement.
• Observes and documents discrepancies, keeps accurate records and documentation of actions.
• Attends meetings requiring pharmacy representation.
• Develops skills to expand or refine knowledge of pharmaceutical sciences, medical sciences or pharmaceutical services.
• Develops basic knowledge and skills needed to become an effective healthcare educator and responsible participant in civic and professional organizations.
• Performs other duties and special projects as required.

Requirements

• At least 1 year previous pharmacy or hospital experience.
• Currently enrolled in an ACPE approved college of pharmacy program.
• Completed 20 hour ACPE accredited IV training course.
• Preferred Pharmacy immunization certificate.

Qualifications

• Current Texas Pharmacist-Intern license.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements 90 Days Required.

Skills

• Technical skills and knowledge of operational processes to perform straightforward and routine activities.
• Understanding how the assigned duties integrate with others in the team.
• Accountable for developing own self to enhance contribution.
• Uses standard operating procedures to guide own work and solve standard problems; escalates unfamiliar or difficult problems to a more experienced colleague.
• Works within clearly defined standard operating procedures or methods and adheres to established quality guidelines.
• Assimilates and applies new job-related information in a timely manner.

Benefits

Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years. 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure. Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks), Caregiver Leave, Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

PRN, Variable Shifts