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Pharmacy Intern
Parrish Medical Center
- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- Internship
- 10 hours ago
- PharmD
10 hours ago
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Pharmacy
Schedule/Status: Varies; Per Diem
Standard Hours/Week: 0
General Description: Performs pharmacy technician functions as permitted by law and progressively assumes professional pharmacy responsibilities under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. This position shall exemplify the desired Culture of Choice® and philosophies of Parrish Healthcare.
Key Responsibilities:
- Fills Pyxis, Pyxis Cubbies, & non-Pyxis medications and delivers them to the Nursing units.
- Competently compounds hazardous and non-hazardous medications (sterile and non-sterile)
- Interviews patients, family members or caretakers to obtain medication histories. Enters information into patient information system for Medical Staff review. Contacts pharmacies, physician offices, or other providers to obtain accurate medication history information.
- Fills initial medication orders and delivers them to patient care areas.
- Medication inventory functions (accesses par levels, records needs, looks up wholesaler numbers, and places electronic orders).
- Credits and returns to stock IV’s and medications, checks all clinical areas for returns each run
- Checks in and puts away medications and IV fluids from wholesaler and storeroom.
- Answers telephones and troubleshoots missing medication questions from patient care areas.
- Runs and fills out pharmacy information system reports (i.e. allergies and expired medications).
- Fills stock medication orders, checks par levels, checks expiration dates, and delivers medications.
- Participate in medication-use evaluations (MUEs), quality improvement projects, and medication safety initiatives.
- Provide medication education to patients under the supervision of a pharmacist
- Present pharmacy topics, journal clubs, case presentations, and in-service education to pharmacists and nurses
- Collect and analyze data for departmental metrics and performance improvement initiatives
- Performs similar or related duties as assigned.
- Knows fire, disaster and safety procedures and regulations as it pertains to the work area
Formal Education:
- Must be actively enrolled in a an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program or be a licensed pharmacist from another state completing board requirements for licensure in the State of Florida or foreign pharmacy graduates authorized by the Board of Pharmacy to complete internship hours
- No prior experience required. Previous experience as a pharmacy technician, pharmacy intern, or in a healthcare setting preferred.
- Clear/active State of Florida Pharmacy Intern License in good standing.
Pharmacy Intern · Parrish Medical Center