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AIS Healthcare · 2 months ago

Pharmacy Student Intern

Ridgeland, MS

Internship

Onsite

Intern

AIS Healthcare is the leading provider of Targeted Drug Delivery (TDD) and Infusion Care. The Pharmacy Student Intern position is responsible for accurately performing the staging and shipping process, assisting compounding pharmacists, and maintaining a cleanroom environment while ensuring compliance with pharmacy policies and procedures.

Health CarePharmaceutical

Responsibilities

Recognizes patients’ rights and responsibilities and supports them in the performance of job duties; respects patient’s rights to privacy and confidentiality

Processes patient specific orders from the physician

Completes the order entry process for all prescriptions sent in to the pharmacy

Verifies that the pharmacist pulls the correct drug and the correct amount of drug based on the compounding record

Ensures pharmacists have all supplies needed for compounding

Confirms what the pharmacist has in the syringe and assists with any inaccuracies

Cleans the clean room and other areas of the pharmacy based on pharmacy policies and procedures to ensure the facility is USP compliant

Communicates with pharmacists throughout the compounding process to ensure orders are correct

Reworks order if an inaccuracy is detected and helps conduct a root cause analysis to determine how the mistake was made to ensure it does not happen again

Maintains 'staging' area to set up drug and supply orders for preparation by staff in the clean room

Obtains, interprets, and evaluates all physician medication orders

Verifies accuracy of dispensing, medical, and laboratory data

Performs bubble point integrity test according to pharmacy policy and procedures

Garb (dress) into appropriate and distinctive clean room attire before entering the compounding area. This includes a full coverall with integrated hood, goggles, gloves, shoe covers, and a face mask in an effort to obtain 100% skin coverage

Operates electric or manual pallet jack to move product and pallets throughout the facility’s shipping/receiving area

Participates in initial training and competencies as well as ongoing training associated with the performance of job duties

Accurately maintains all legally required records

Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations

Assists the supervisor in training of new staff and provides appropriate feedback as necessary

Maintains department facilities, equipment, and materials in a condition to promote efficiency, health, comfort, and safety of patients and staff

Follows and assists in inventory control procedures

Completes paperwork and computer related duties

Shares knowledge gained with other staff members and works as a team member

Interacts with others in a positive, respectful, and considerate manner

Performs other job related duties as assigned

Qualification

Pharmacy registrationSterile compoundingLaboratory experienceMicrosoft applicationsPersonal hygieneFollowing instructionsInventory controlAttention to detailEffective communicationTeamwork

Required

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) equivalent is required

Registration with the State Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire is required

Laboratory or healthcare experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Must pass all pharmacy and sterile compounding competencies within the first 90 days of employment

Must be able to fully comply with garbing requirements outlined in the essential duties and responsibilities section as well as in company policies and procedures for extended periods of time

Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in the workplace

Demonstrate extreme attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines

Ability to follow oral and written instructions

Good personal hygiene

Must follow all personnel hygiene and gowning requirements as outlined in USP

Basic computer proficiency

Knowledge in the use of Microsoft applications