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Bergen New Bridge Medical Center · 2 months ago

INTERN, PHARMACY PER-DIEM 23514

Paramus, NJ

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is a leading healthcare provider dedicated to high-quality, compassionate care. They are seeking an Intern to assist in compounding and preparing medications, filling prescriptions, and maintaining records under the supervision of a registered pharmacist.

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Responsibilities

Weighs, measures, and mixes ingredients necessary for compounding and preparing medications, emulsions, liquids, powders and ointments using such equipment as graduates, balances, mortars, pestles and funnels

Assists with filling prescriptions and medication orders; prepares labels and delivers medications to all patient care areas

Makes unit dose rounds, retrieves medication orders and delivers medication to patient care areas in a timely manner

Delivers floor stock controlled drugs to patient care areas according to established protocols

Fills unit dose medication cassettes and extemporaneous medication products as requested

Maintains all required records both legal and hospital, including controlled drugs, manufacturing and packaging records

Prepares sterile products (e.g., intravenous admixtures, Total Parenteral Nutrition [TPN] solutions, irrigation solutions) as required using aseptic technique with a laminar air flow hood under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist

Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, and patients under the supervision of a pharmacist

Performs monthly inspections of patient care areas

Assessment, treatment and patient care responsibilities are delivered with a knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards

Answers telephone, receiving and relaying messages as required

Maintains work area in a neat and orderly manner

Enhances professional growth and development through participation in education programs, current literature, in-service meetings, workshops and pharmacy staff meetings

Makes suggestions to assist the pharmacy manager in developing innovative programs to improve the efficiency and quality of patient care

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested

Assists with filling prescriptions and medication orders; prepares labels and delivers medications to all patient care areas

Customer Service: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness. All responses should be timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations

Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards. Assesses gaps in policies and procedures, and create necessary policies and procedures to fulfill these gaps

Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct

Familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements

Performs other related duties as required