Pharmacy Intern I Req Number: 8273 Company: Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Located at: Council Bluffs, IA Work at : 0022 - Methodist Jennie
Edmundson Hospital - 933 E Pierce - Department: Pharmacy Additional
Information: Status: Casual Shift: Rotating Shift Hours: 3:30p-8p 1
weekday evening, 7a-3:30p or 12:30-9p 1 weekend Hours Per Week: 0
Starting Hourly Rate: 14.50 Contact Information: * Contact: Amy Carter
Job Details: * High School Degree or GED required * No experience
required * * Purpose of Job * Assists in the various activities of the
Pharmacy department not requiring the professional judgment of the
pharmacist. * Job Requirements * Education * High school diploma,
General Educational Development (GED) or equivalent required. *
Admittance to a nationally recognized School of Pharmacy Program. *
Experience * N/A * License/Certifications * Required Registered Pharmacy
Intern (RPHI) within 30 days from start of employment. *
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities * General basic chemistry, arithmetic, basic
algebra, reading and writing. * Computer skills including Microsoft
Outlook and Word. * Functions with strict accordance with standard,
written procedures and guidelines. * Interpret and evaluate medication
requests for triaging to pharmacist. * Prioritize time and tasks
according to the needs of patients without prompting. * Manufactures,
packages and labels drug products as needed. * Performs aseptic
compounding of parenteral admixtures and other sterile dosage forms. *
Drug dispensing and compounding automation, the viewing of medication
orders in the pharmacy computerized system. * Preparation of medications
for patients, delivery and exchange of medications. * Record keeping and
dispensing of controlled substances and non-formulary drugs. * Physical
Requirements * Weight Demands * Medium Light Work - Exerting up to 35
pounds of force. * Physical Activity * Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
- Climbing * Crawling * Kneeling * Sitting * Frequently Performed
(34%-66%): * Balancing * Carrying * Crouching * Distinguish colors *
Keyboarding/typing * Lifting * Pulling/Pushing * Repetitive Motions *
Standing * Stooping/bending * Twisting * Walking * Constantly Performed
(67%-100%): * Fingering/Touching * Grasping * Hearing * Reaching *
Seeing/Visual * Speaking/talking * Job Hazards * Not Related: *
Explosives (pressurized gas) * Electrical Shock/Static * Radiation
Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife,
etc) * Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and
microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical
means) * Rare (1-33%): * Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable,
Latex) * Mechanical moving parts/vibrations * Occasionally (34%-66%): *
Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with
Patient contact) Blood or Body Fluid (BBF) * Physical hazards (noise,
temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary
office environment) * Equipment/Machinery/Tools * Essential Job
Functions * Essential Functions I * ------------ Core Competencies *
Demonstrates competency with the established procedures approved by the
Pharmacy Management. * ------------ Transfer of medication issues is
communicated between the pharmacy team. * ALL issues and pending
transactions are communicated to staff for completion. * ------------
Sterile Compounding Management * Pass Low Risk Level Competency and
Annual Media Fill and manage flow of products. * ------------ Central
Pharmacy Management * Manage telephone calls on a respectable level and
follow-up. * Unit Dose area and Automated Dispensing Machine (ADM)
oversight. * Manage the flow of products with no backlog or delays. *
Performs extemporaneous compounding according to established recipes. *
Narcotic ADM systems attainment and paperwork. * Crash Cart and surgical
trays completed prior to end of shift. * Involved with clinical
questions with pharmacist oversight. * ------------ Patient Care Unit
Management * Completes all ADM Pending and Loads prior to end of shift.
- ALL credits are checked per shift, returned to pharmacy, and put in
proper location. * ------------ Teamwork exhibited by actions *
Completion of orders to point of delivery (visual inspections while
staffing). * Follows established policies and procedures for pharmacy
operations. * Respectful of pharmacist oversight of activities (feedback
from pharmacists). * ------------ Safety Competencies * Critically
manages assigned areas based on established policies and procedures. *
------------ Hazardous Drugs * Demonstrates ability to safely handle and
deliver Hazardous Drugs. * ------------ Central Pharmacy * Actions
represent the best interest of the patient (observational). * Follows
all Safety Alerts: Code Red; Code Triage; Code Adam. * Essential
Functions II * ------------ Participates in mandatory in-services and/or
CE programs as mandated by policies and procedures/external agencies and
as directed by management. * ------------ Follows and understands the
mission, vision, core values, Employee Standards of Compassionate
Care/AIDET and company policies/procedures. * ------------ Other duties
as assigned. Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran
status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification
protected by Federal, state or local law.