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Mercy Health · 4 months ago

Pharmacy Intern, Retail Pharmacy

Cincinnati, OH

Internship

Onsite

Intern

0+ years exp

Mercy Health is a healthcare organization dedicated to providing quality care. The Pharmacy Intern assists pharmacists in interpreting and processing physicians’ orders, ensuring the accurate distribution of medications for both inpatient and outpatient services.

Health CareNon Profit

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Completes monthly unit inspections for an assigned hospital area as assigned– this involves ensuring this area has no outdated medications, is appropriately stocked, and checking crash carts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

Qualification

Pharmacy Intern LicenseCompounding MedicationsMedication PreparationClinical PharmacyBasic Life Support (BLS)Attention to DetailActive ListeningVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeamwork