P1 Pharmacy Intern at Rochester Regional Health – BATAVIA, New York

SUMMARY:

The Pharmacy Internship program is a progressive program designed to prepare pharmacy students to function as fully competent pharmacists upon completion. Pharmacy Students are provided opportunities to experience distributive and clinical activities to enhance their formal education. Per NYS regulations, all activities performed by a pharmacy student are supervised by a licensed pharmacist. The supervising pharmacist assumes the responsibility for training the student.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs all functions of the Pharmacy Technician job description.

• Works independently to complete projects as assigned.

• Participates in own performance review. Is open to constructive feedback and integrates recommendations to practice.

• Maintains an environment that respects cultures, economic, ethnic, and life style differences of patient, visitors and staff.

• Participates individually and with teams in effort to continuously improve quality.

• Medication Preparation & Delivery. Process and prepare medication orders by repackaging bulk medication into individual size packages; round to floors in an accurate and timely manner to deliver medication; add measured drugs or nutrients to intravenous solutions under sterile conditions.

• Documentation & Reporting. Ensure concise, pertinent and complete patient care documentation using EMR system (Electronic Medical Record); use pharmacy information system to run reports and access medication data; receive and store incoming supplies and verify quantities.

• Maintenance & Sterilization. Clean and maintain the repackaging machine after use; non-sterile compounding and prepare oral liquids, creams and ointments in a clean environment; measure and combine medication accurately with proper documentation; ensure proper disposal of medication.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• The Pharmacy Student must be enrolled in a college of pharmacy that has been accredited by the ACPE (Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education). A college of pharmacy that has been granted pre-accreditation status (precandidate or candidate status) by the ACPE will be considered accredited for the purposes of this internship program.

• License not required upon hire; must receive permit by end of 1st year of pharmacy school.