Clinical Pharmacist-Intern

THIS POSITION IS PRN
Observe and perform, under the supervision of a pharmacist with a minimum of 1 years’ experience, a variety of pharmacy tasks. This may include counseling, compounding, preparing, verifying, and dispensing medications in accordance with federal and state regulations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Observe and participate, under the supervision of a pharmacist:

• Selects, compounds, dispenses medications and other therapeutic agents as prescribed by a provider in compliance with standards, regulations, and age appropriate.  Responsible for oversight of preparation, verification, and dispensing.
• Perform prospective patient profile/ chart review.  Assess drug allergies, side effects, interactions, incompatibilities, contraindications, medication therapy, labs, patient diagnosis, and medical conditions.
• Performs medication reconciliation and counseling.
• Compounds and prepares sterile and non-sterile hazardous and non-hazardous products for patient administration.  Determines proper preparation, packaging, handling, and storage to maintain and product sterility and stability.
• Verifies medications are in date prior to dispensing.
• Administer immunizations, vaccines, and emergency medications per licensure, scope of practice, and regulations.
• Promptly report system/ equipment issues and help remediate when they arise to facilitate resolution.
• Determine refill quantity, pull, and stock automated dispensing machines (ADC’s) with products that are in date.
• Pull and assess primary literature to determine pharmaceutical care.
• Perform unit dose distribution, intravenous preparation, attend clinical rounds, and respond to emergency situations.
• Provide pharmacotherapy recommendations to providers and nursing.
• Actively participate in pharmacy and hospital committees in areas such as infection control, policy and procedure, drug formulary, finance, safety, and compliance.
• Completes pharmacy and organizational projects to enhance patient care.
• Performs and assesses med room inspections.
• Maintain control and non-control substance medication records and inventories according to federal and state regulations.
• Participate in department orientation, training and quality assurance programs.
• Administer immunizations, vaccines, and emergency medications per licensure, scope of practice, and regulations.
• Perform pharmacy technician and clerk functions as needed. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.