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Conduit Health Partners · 3 months ago

Mercy Health Boardman Outpatient Pharmacy Intern

Youngstown, OH

Internship

Onsite

Intern

0+ years exp

Conduit Health Partners is dedicated to providing high-quality healthcare services. The Pharmacy Intern assists pharmacists in interpreting and processing orders, ensuring the safe and timely distribution of medications in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

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Responsibilities

Assists in accurate medication order interpretation. This involves selecting or compounding, dispensing, ensuring delivery of and stocking the correct products to fulfill physician orders. Fill medication drawers and automated dispensing cabinets, floor stock, and controlled substances as applicable

Compounds IV admixtures aseptically and accurately

Operates and loads automation devices (robotics or automated cabinets) for drug dispensing

Assists other hospital staff with medication and pharmacy related issues via answering phone calls and responding to computerized medication messages

Distributes patient medications promptly and efficiently, as well as delivers and restocks medications

Completes monthly unit inspections for an assigned hospital area as assigned– this involves ensuring this area has no outdated medications, is appropriately stocked, and checking crash carts

Clarifies prescriptions with physicians or appropriate staff members and participation in medication reconciliation with patients as assigned

Counsels and provides medication education to transition of care patients prior to discharge as assigned

Trains, educates, and precepts new pharmacy technicians, students, and interns

Participates on various departmental and interdepartmental committees

Assists in accurate medication order interpretation. This involves entering, selecting, filling, compounding, dispensing, and ensuring release of the final product to the correct person to fulfill prescriber orders

Assists patients and counseling of medication and pharmacy related issues via answering phone calls and in person consultations under the supervision and direction of a pharmacist

Restocks frequently used medications and over the counter products in pharmacy areas in addition to operating applicable automation dispensing system devices within the pharmacy

Receives, transfers, and clarifies oral prescriptions with prescribers or appropriate staff members as authorized by state law and under pharmacist supervision

Administers immunizations [if immunization certified via an accredited immunization program as allowed per state law]

Trains, educates, and precepts new pharmacy technicians, students, and interns

Assists other staff with medication issues and response to email and phone call concerns or follow-up

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation

Note: Some of the above tasks may only be performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation. Pharmacy Technicians may practice at the top of their respective State Licensing Board Regulations

Qualification

Pharmacy Intern LicenseMedication PreparationCompounding MedicationsClinical PharmacyBasic Life SupportAttention to DetailVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeamworkProblem Solving