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Pharmacy Intern

Le Bonheur Childrens Hospital

Pharmacy Intern

Memphis, TN
Internship
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Pharmacy Intern - Germantown Job -Date:May 15, 2018 Location:Memphis, TN, US Company:Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Summary 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 inMLH Mission, Vision and Values. Education/Experience/Licensure -Education/Formal Training -Work Experience -Credential/Licensure -REQUIRED: -Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited school of pharmacy -N/A -N/A -PREFERRED: -Has met program requirements for the designated professional year of pharmacy school (P1, P2, P3, P4)ORa graduate of a PharmD program requiring intern hours to obtain licensure. -N/A -N/A -SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED: -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. -N/A -N/A Knowledge/Skills/Abilities -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 Key Job Responsibilities Physical Requirements -The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion. -Must have good balance and coordination. -The physical requirements of this position are: light work - exerting up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently. -The Associate is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity, such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading. -The conditions to which the Associate will be subject in this position: The Associate is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions; job functions are typically performed under conditions such as those found in general office or administrative work.

  • Industry
    Hospital and Health Care