Pharmacist Intern - Pharmacy - PRN

Description

Summary :

Prepares, compounds, and dispenses medications in accordance to established hospital policy and procedures, State, and Federal laws, rules, and regulations under the supervision of the Pharmacist.

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline overlooking Corpus Christi Bay is the largest and foremost acute care medical facility in the region, with a full range of diagnostic and surgical specialty services in cardiac, cancer, and stroke care.

It is the leading emergency facility in the area with a Level II Trauma Center in the Coastal Bend, staffed with physicians and nurses specially trained in emergency services.

• The Pavilion and North Tower house a state-of-the-art emergency department, ICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and surgical suites
• A teaching facility in affiliation with the Texas A&M University System Health and Science Center College of Medicine
• Accredited Chest Pain Center
• Accredited Joint Commission Stroke Team

Responsibilities :

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies : Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures and protocols
• Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribes / verifies into computerized patient medication record accurately
• Maintains, accurate, complete patient drug record
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy and parenteral nutrition products accurately
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and institutional policies
• Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion
• Maintains competency required for current job title / position
• Maintains current pharmacist license
• Ensures applicable CE records and licensure are maintained in department files
• Attends staff meetings
• Completes all competency / skills assessment requirements
• Provides analysis of medication use processes and contributes at least one related project per year
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel
• Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians
• Ambulatory care
• Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services utilizing approved protocols and / or collaborative agreement with other providers, including managing patient drug therapy, anticoagulation management, providing patient education, and preparing and / or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications
• Performs duties in the clinical areas assigned such as but not limited to : anticoagulation clinics, intensive medical home, transition of care, Discharge Medication reconciliation, etc
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose
• Assists with pharmacokinetics consult service and renal drug dosing per hospital protocol
• Reads, extracts and interprets information in patient medical records accurately
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner
• Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols and promoting rational drug therapy selection
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners as appropriate
• Provides accurate, adequate and timely drug information to the hospital’s professional staff
• Provides drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol
• Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department
• Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections and maintains logs, records and other documentation as assigned
• Conducts designated interventions as defined in department Clinical Intervention activities (IV to PO, Renal Dosing, Pharmacokinetic dosing support, Anticoagulation)
• Baseline departmental standards for reporting interventions for clinical productivity as defined by departmental goals
• Participates in antibiotic stewardship, opioid stewardship, and shortage management activities as assigned
• Attends interdisciplinary rounds when assigned
• Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion

Job Requirements : Education / Skills

Education / Skills

Enrolled and in good standing with an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy program required

Successful completion of the first professional year and a minimum of 30 credit hours of work towards a professional degree in pharmacy required

Experience

Hospital experience preferred

Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications

• BLS within 180 days required
• Registration as a Pharmacist Intern in the State of practice required

Work Schedule : Varies

Varies

Work Type : Per Diem As Needed

Per Diem As Needed

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