Pharmacist Intern - APMC Pharmacy - Temporary

Orlando Health • Orlando, FL

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About The Position

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has an opportunity for a Pharmacist Intern to perform Pharmacy Technician functions in compliance with Pharmacy Department and Orlando Health policies and procedures. The role supports medication distribution, sterile medication preparation, pharmacy quality assurance, regulatory documentation, and safe handling practices under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The position is temporary, with a shift that varies.

Requirements

• High school graduate.
• Currently enrolled in and attending an ACPE-accredited or pending-ACPE-accreditation college or school of pharmacy.
• Be in the first or second professional year of pharmacy school.
• Registered with the Florida Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Intern.

Responsibilities

• Participate in pharmacy quality assurance programs, including outdated drug monitoring, the CQI Program, unit-dose packaging, IV Room QA and PI Logs, and USP Chapter 797 compliance.
• Dispense medications through the medication dispensing system according to scientific principles and Orlando Health policies and procedures, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Manufacture and dispense intravenous medication using proper aseptic technique, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Operate equipment required for pharmacy procedures in accordance with operating instructions, safety requirements, regulations, and policies and procedures.
• Perform basic Pharmacy Technician procedures required by the assigned area, consistent with scientific principles, policies, and procedures.
• Assist the Pharmacist with medication distribution duties, including proper aseptic techniques for admixture of medications such as chemotherapy and tasks associated with automated dispensing cabinets.
• Maintain USP 797 standards and other documentation required by regulations.
• Follow safe-handling and proper-disposal requirements.
• Maintain the controlled substance vault, perpetual inventory, and other documentation files as needed by the department.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one.
• Free education programs.
• Well-being services for employees and their families.
• Flexibility wherever possible.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED