Pharmacy Intern - PRN - University Hospital
- Category
- Resident/Internship/Student
- Job Type
- Part time
- Job ID
- R-6214
If you are looking to make an impact on a meaningful scale, come join us as we embrace the Power of One!
We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South.
Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations and a consistent thriving for excellence.
A Brief Overview
Under direct supervision, the Pharmacy Intern will perform various tasks for the pharmacy department that will prepare them for a pharmacist position in health-system pharmacy. The Pharmacy Intern will be assigned progressive responsibilities for each subsequent year of internship. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.
What you will do
- Performs unit dose functions, including filling patient drawers on unit dose cart with a 24-hour supply of medications.
- Fills medication orders for delivery to nursing unit by packaging and labeling doses using computer generated labels for review by pharmacist. Fills floor stock drugs and general requisitions accurately.
- Answers telephone calls. Provides routine information about medications or handles pharmacy problems. Refers calls to pharmacist or supervisor when necessary. Demonstrates effective customer relations skills, promotes a positive work environment.
- Delivers prescriptions, floor stock, medication carts, IV solutions and emergency drugs to nursing units. Operates tubes system and provides prompt customer service.
- Assists in inventory control, checks inventory to ensure drugs are in date, restocks unit dose bins, bulk areas, carts used in emergency rooms, surgery and other patient care areas.
- Responsible for bulk packaging and extemporaneous medication preparation.
- Maintains narcotics accountability sheets and files daily reconciliation sheets. Participates in narcotic and Omnicell drug distribution.
- Requests labels for IV preparation as needed; pulls plain and premixed IVs for pharmacist check. Prepares IV solutions, TPNs and parenteral products working under direct pharmacist supervision.
- Assists in pharmacy-related research projects.
- Additional duties to be performed (in addition to those listed above) based on a planned progression of increased responsibility at each respective internship
Education Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in a college program Pharmacy
Experience Qualifications
- No prior work experience
- Substitution: If candidate has been accepted and not yet enrolled in pharmacy school, they must be registered as a pharmacy tech in the state of Tennessee. In Mississippi the candidate must be registered as a pharmacy tech with the state regardless of whether they are accepted or enrolled.
Skills and Abilities
- Stated interest in health system pharmacy is desired.
- Demonstrated competency at each Internship Level must be achieved before progressing to the next level.
Supervision Provided by this Position
- There are no supervisory functions assigned to this position.
Physical Demands
- The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion.
- Must have good balance and coordination.
- The physical requirements of this position are: light work - exerting up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently.
- The Associate is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity, such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading.
- The conditions to which the Associate will be subject in this position: The Associate is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions; job functions are typically performed under conditions such as those found in general office or administrative work.
Our Associates are passionate about what they do, the service they provide and the patients they serve. We value family, team and a Power of One culture that requires commitment to the highest standards of care and unity.
Boasting one of the South's largest medical centers, Memphis blends a friendly community, a thriving and growing downtown, and a low cost of living. We see each day as a new opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people in our community.
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