Pharmacy Intern I - Mount Carmel East
About The Position
Are you a pharmacy student eager to gain valuable hands-on experience in a dynamic healthcare environment? Join our team as a Pharmacy Intern and build your skills while working alongside experienced pharmacy professionals. This casual (PRN) position offers flexible scheduling and a structured career pathway for professional growth and development within the pharmacy department. Our Pharmacy Interns support pharmacists in delivering safe, accurate, and timely medication therapy to patients. Interns assist with medication preparation, dispensing, sterile and nonsterile compounding, inventory management, and the use of automated pharmacy technology. As interns progress in their schooling and gain more experience, they may assume more clinical pharmacy responsibilities under the supervision of a pharmacist, including antibiotic dosing and monitoring, anticoagulation dosing and monitoring, renal dose adjustments, answering drug related questions, and completing medication histories.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Pharmacy (PharmD) program
- Possess a valid Ohio Pharmacy Intern License or be eligible to obtain one prior to employment
- Strong communication, organizational, and customer service skills
- Commitment to providing high-quality patient care
- Enrolled and in good standing at an accredited College of Pharmacy program
- Current licensure as a Pharmacy Intern with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy
- Effective Communication Skills
- Ability to follow procedures and accept increasing levels of responsibilities commensurate with knowledge and skill attainment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous hospital pharmacy and/or pharmacy intern experience is preferred
Responsibilities
- Assists the pharmacist in the technical and professional functions required in the preparation, dispensing, record keeping, counseling, and delivery of medications using proper aseptic technique, correct calculations, proper documentation, and appropriate use of clinical resources.
- Prepares intravenous admixtures and other sterile products, including chemotherapy by using proper aseptic technique.
- Compounds medications by using proper technique and calculations (ie. ointments, creams, oral liquids, enteral tube feeding preparations).
- Assists the pharmacist in the filling of orders/prescriptions.
- Prepares sterile products; properly labels medications and maintains records of packaging as required by department Policy and Procedures and state and federal law
- Assists the pharmacist in providing drug information to patients and other health care professionals, advising on proper methods, usage, and cautions associated with medications.
- Prepares and restocks drugs for automated dispensing cabinets.
- Performs clinical duties under direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, including medication reconciliation, adverse drug event reviews, renal dosing, medication utilization reviews, patient rounds with physicians, presentations for education purposes, and other clinical duties as directed by preceptor.
- Assists in the management of pharmacy inventory by providing information to pharmacy purchasing, removing expired contaminated or deteriorated stock when detected, helping maintain perpetual inventories, and processing non-formulary requests.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- Retirement savings account with employer match
- Generous paid time off programs
- Employee recognition programs
- Tuition/professional development reimbursement
- RN to BSN tuition 100% paid at Mount Carmel’s College of Nursing
- Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply)
- Employee Referral Rewards program
- DailyPay
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
