Pharmacy Graduate Intern - Main Med Surg Pharmacy - Full Time - Evenings

Job Description

To master operational and technical skills for all areas of the pharmacy department.

Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, prepares and distributes medications according to prescription or physician order.

Completes all of the following activities:

• Unit Dose - Includes packaging, filling, and distributing medications. Prepackages medications for use in unit dose.
• Delivery - Includes the transportation of medications and supplies from the pharmacy to areas outside the pharmacy department.
• An understanding of pharmacy computer systems is required. Must understand the Epic RX message system, compounding repackaging and dispense prep.
• Medical terminology - Understands and is able to communicate with other healthcare professionals using basic medical terminology. This includes understanding brand and generic pharmaceutical names and the hospital formulary system.
• Compounding - Selects bulk pharmaceutical according to prearranged and pharmacist approved work sheets and prepares final products for subsequent check by a pharmacist.

IV area

• Parenteral Products - Using aseptic technique, prepares intravenous admixtures and other sterile products (including chemotherapy, if trained), fills syringes, and reconstitutes small volume injectable pharmaceuticals for subsequent check and dispensing by a pharmacist.
• Assures compliance with USP 797 guidelines.
• Assists technicians and pharmacists in processing I.V. orders when needed.

Automated Dispensing cabinet, CII safe and Controlled Substance

• Automated Dispensing machines - Ability to sign in, load, refill, remove, print reports and understand the basic operating procedures for the Automated Dispensing machines and related systems.
• Follows procedures for narcotic inventory in the CII safe

Other:

• Pneumatic tube - Able to operate the pneumatic tube station. Able to prioritize medications and coordinate their distribution to the floors.
• Communication skills - Answers telephone, receiving and relaying messages as needed. Able to communicate appropriately with other healthcare professionals both within and external to the department of pharmacy.
• Maintains a safe environment according to policy and procedure.
• Maintains the department in a neat, clean and orderly manner.
• Follows departmental and hospital safety policies and procedures
• Maintains equipment according to procedure. (ie. cleans the laminar air flow hood)

Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances.

Qualifications

EDUCATION:

Graduate from an accredited College of Pharmacy

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

Pharmacy experience or hospital experience a plu

REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

Able to use a computer

Interpersonal skills requiring good communication skill

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

• Eligible to take the Naplex and Ohio MPJE
• Licensed with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy within 3 months of start date.