Pharmacy Intern PRN

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare • Germantown, TN

6d

About The Position

If you are looking to make an impact on a meaningful scale, come join us as we embrace the Power of One! We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South. Under direct supervision, the Pharmacy Intern will perform various tasks for the pharmacy department that will prepare them for a pharmacist position in health-system pharmacy. The Pharmacy Intern will be assigned progressive responsibilities for each subsequent year of internship. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values. Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence. A Brief Overview Under direct supervision, the Pharmacy Intern will perform various tasks for the pharmacy department that will prepare them for a pharmacist position in health-system pharmacy. The Pharmacy Intern will be assigned progressive responsibilities for each subsequent year of internship. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a college program Pharmacy
• No prior work experience
• Substitution: If candidate has been accepted and not yet enrolled in pharmacy school, they must be registered as a pharmacy tech in the state of Tennessee. In Mississippi the candidate must be registered as a pharmacy tech with the state regardless of whether they are accepted or enrolled.
• Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

Nice To Haves

• Stated interest in health system pharmacy is desired.
• Demonstrated competency at each Internship Level must be achieved before progressing to the next level.

Responsibilities

• Performs unit dose functions, including filling patient drawers on unit dose cart with a 24-hour supply of medications.
• Fills medication orders for delivery to nursing unit by packaging and labeling doses using computer generated labels for review by pharmacist.
• Fills floor stock drugs and general requisitions accurately.
• Answers telephone calls. Provides routine information about medications or handles pharmacy problems. Refers calls to pharmacist or supervisor when necessary.
• Demonstrates effective customer relations skills, promotes a positive work environment.
• Delivers prescriptions, floor stock, medication carts, IV solutions and emergency drugs to nursing units. Operates tubes system and provides prompt customer service.
• Assists in inventory control, checks inventory to ensure drugs are in date, restocks unit dose bins, bulk areas, carts used in emergency rooms, surgery and other patient care areas.
• Responsible for bulk packaging and extemporaneous medication preparation.
• Maintains narcotics accountability sheets and files daily reconciliation sheets. Participates in narcotic and Omnicell drug distribution.
• Requests labels for IV preparation as needed; pulls plain and premixed IVs for pharmacist check. Prepares IV solutions, TPNs and parenteral products working under direct pharmacist supervision.
• Assists in pharmacy-related research projects.
• Additional duties to be performed (in addition to those listed above) based on a planned progression of increased responsibility at each respective internship

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees