Pharmacy Intern - PRN

About the role

The role involves assisting in all aspects of drug distribution without requiring professional judgment from a pharmacist. Interns operate under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Reads and prepares medications for dispensing, including unique dosage forms for pediatric and geriatric patients.
• Interprets cart fill lists and replenishes patient medications in medication carts.
• Delivers medications to patient care areas according to schedule.
• Accurately prepares and delivers controlled substances to patient units and maintains necessary records.
• Takes inventory and analyzes patient-care area medication supplies, replacing outdated or deteriorated medications.
• Assists in the preparation of sterile parenteral products under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Accurately prepares intravenous admixtures, including dilutions for pediatric patients, parenteral chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, other injectable preparations, and sterile irrigating solutions using aseptic technique.
• Accurately enters information related to parenteral admixtures, parenteral chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, and other injectable products in Pharmacy IV and TPN Computer Systems.
• Labels parenteral products appropriately.
• Performs initial checks for pediatric doses based on weight and gestational age.
• Maintains inventory and supplies in assigned pharmacy service areas.
• Answers telephone and channels calls to appropriate individuals.
• Ensures that pharmacy service areas and drug storage areas are kept clean and orderly.
• Participates in planning and implementing changes, and maintains and improves productivity through attendance and participation in staff meetings, committees, task forces, and projects.
• Assists in the education of pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, new pharmacists, new pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy interns.
• Prepares, processes, and reprocesses patient prescriptions and adjudicates claims.
• Follows up with third parties on rejected claims and coordinates efforts to fix the problem.
• Works and coordinates with unit floors in discharge patients' prescriptions and costs.

Requirements

Must possess current license or trainee license as required by state board where services will be provided: MD: Pharmacy Intern or Pharmacy Technician license through Maryland Board of Pharmacy OH: Pharmacy Intern or Pharmacy Technician license through Ohio Board of Pharmacy WV: Pharmacy Intern License (Registration) or Pharmacy Technician license through West Virginia Board of Pharmacy PA: Pharmacy Intern license through Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy Must be enrolled in or accepted to an accredited School of Pharmacy OR graduate of an approved college of pharmacy OR graduate of a foreign pharmacy who has obtained Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee certificate for purposes of getting required intern hours OR qualified graduate who is awaiting examination for licensure OR individual participating in a residency or fellowship program.

Qualifications

Education, certification, and/or licensure: Must possess current license or trainee license as required by state board where services will be provided: MD: Pharmacy Intern or Pharmacy Technician license through Maryland Board of Pharmacy OH: Pharmacy Intern or Pharmacy Technician license through Ohio Board of Pharmacy WV: Pharmacy Intern License (Registration) or Pharmacy Technician license through West Virginia Board of Pharmacy PA: Pharmacy Intern license through Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy Must be enrolled in or accepted to an accredited School of Pharmacy OR graduate of an approved college of pharmacy OR graduate of a foreign pharmacy who has obtained Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee certificate for purposes of getting required intern hours OR qualified graduate who is awaiting examination for licensure OR individual participating in a residency or fellowship program.

Skills

• Time management skills.
• Verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Teamwork skills.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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