Pharmacy Intern - PRN

Texas Health Resources•Fort Worth, TX

3h•Onsite

About The Position

This Pharmacy Intern position at Texas Health Alliance is a PRN (As Needed) role with rotating shifts, including day/evening, weekends, and holidays. Texas Health Alliance is a 151-bed, full-service hospital in North Fort Worth, providing comprehensive care including advanced services across wellness, outpatient surgery, women’s imaging, and radiology. The facility features a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Level III Trauma services, and holds Joint Commission-accreditation with Disease-Specific Certifications for Acute Heart Attack Ready (AHAR) and Stroke care. It is also designated as a Baby-Friendly Facility and a Pathways to Excellence hospital, committed to high-quality, patient-centered care.

Requirements

High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
Other valid intern registration card from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy Upon Hire Required

Nice To Haves

1 year of professional inpatient acute care experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Complete projects as assigned by Director of Pharmacy.
Projects are completed in a timely manner.
Communication of project aspects are clear and concise.
Perform regularly assigned quality assurance functions.
Daily refrigeration checks are completed.
Monthly expiration date checks are completed.
Carousel Inventory is completed. (Counts are corrected as discovered).
Narcotic Inventory is completed.
Prepack record keeping is accurate and complete.
Prepare medications for dispensing.
Medications are pulled promptly and accurately from carousel or other storage area.
If trained in SPL, intern will compound IV medications, TPN solutions, etc. following aseptic technique and policies and procedures.
If trained in satellites, accurately and promptly refill each tackle box.
If trained in narcotics area, prepare narcotic delivery for pharmacist review.
Complete all paperwork without errors.
Assists in meeting legal requirements of the pharmacy and hospital.
Completes all paperwork/documentation as required by laws, rules and regulations.
Performs pharmacy tasks in compliance with laws, rules and regulations.
Performs pyxis stock maintenance functions.
Prepares medications for delivery to pyxis machines in a prompt and accurate manner.
Delivers medications promptly to ensure access to medications by nurses, respiratory therapists, other appropriate personnel.
When adding medications to pyxis machines, considers look-alike sound alike medications and appropriately locates medications to prevent risk of error.
Considers size of pockets when placing medications to prevent damage to medications or pyxis hardware.
Restocks returned medications to carousel.
Assists in inventory maintenance and control.
Medications are accurately stocked/restocked in a timely manner.
When an unusual order is known, purchasing personnel are notified to ensure proper stock levels.