Pharmacy Intern

Location

Phoenix, AZ | United States

Job description

Overview

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

Job Summary / Purpose

The pharmacy intern is responsible for assisting the Pharmacist in medication preparation, compounding, inventory management, and distribution, requiring extreme accuracy and attention to detail. The pharmacy intern may practice in the inpatient, retail, specialty, or ambulatory setting depending on assignment. The pharmacy intern has responsibility for assisting with controlled substances management, meeting DEA, FDA, and state regulations, and has access to and manages medication storage areas using pharmacy automation.  The pharmacy intern fields and triages calls and questions regarding medication distribution, assisting other caregivers within their scope of practice.  The intern will also actively participate in clinical and administrative functions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist to augment their education and to gain insight and practical experience in their future roles as pharmacists.

Essential Key Job Responsibilities (May Vary Due To Practice Location & State Laws)

• Retail/Specialty:

• Under direction of the Pharmacist, will perform all steps in the prescription process, to include data entry, third party verification and adjudication, filling prescriptions, selling prescriptions/register functions, and patient consultations
• Under the direction of the Pharmacist, performs non-sterile compounding techniques, labeling and dispensing of medicines available or not available from the pharmaceutical manufacturers pursuant to a valid prescription.
• Under the direction of the Pharmacist, provides current and accurate drug information to health care professionals and patients when application thorough understanding of new medication, dosage requirements, indications, contraindications, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, side effects, adverse reactions, precautions and suitable formulary agents for use in specific therapies.
• Under the direction of the Pharmacist, reviews and interprets each physicians pharmaceutical order

considering potential drug-drug, drug nutrient interactions, drug utilization reviews, allergies, dosage and frequency parameters.

• Under the direction of the Pharmacist, effectively communicates with physicians, nurses, pharmacy

technicians and other hospital personnel and hospital patients to promote and ensure rational drug

therapy and to increase patient care and patient safety

• Assists the pharmacy manager with inventory control and inventory needs.
• Under pharmacist supervision, will provide counseling, prescription transfers, take new verbal orders, and provide bedside delivery of prescriptions for meds to beds programs
• Under the direction of the Pharmacist, dispenses pharmaceuticals in compliance with state and

federal laws and system/facility policy and procedures

Required Education and Experience

• Current enrollment in an accredited College of Pharmacy
• Technician License or Intern License - as required by State Board of Pharmacy
• Current BLS certification
• Verbal and written communication, Knowledge of drug names desired with the expectation of continuing education on new drugs.  Knowledge of regulatory requirements applicable to the pharmacy profession. Skills in multi-disciplinary team involvement with direct patient care. 

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