SUMMARY
On-the-job opportunity for a Registered Pharmacy Intern, with intention to enter the Pharmacist career.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Follows safe work practices, including medication/patient safety, environmental safety and demonstrating universal precautions.
Assist the Pharmacists with data collection, not limited to but, including medications histories, medical histories, allergy history, vaccine status, and other medication monitoring data.
Prepares medications for unit dosing and ER pre-packs.
Prepares IV medications and chemotherapy.
Answers questions when necessary, including the use of clinical judgment provided supervising Pharmacist approves and takes responsibility for the information.
Completes projects, patient counseling, and staff in-services requested with appropriate stewardship from preceptor.
As part of a team effort, maintain pharmacy inventory. This includes ordering, expiring, rotating and restocking medications within the organization.
Prepares and checks for accuracy in both the daily IV fill and Cart fill.
Delivers medications to the nursing units and is available to answer questions from the nursing units, as appropriate.
Supports the policies and procedures of the organization and the standards of the Joint Commission as required for full accreditation.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties required by their supervisors.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Minnesota Pharmacy Intern Registration required, and hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate in verbal and in written form.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with scientific calculations.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Evidence of high level functioning in team based care is preferred. Prioritization and time management skills essential.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The duties of this position are representative of a Class III position as described by OSHA