Pharmacy Intern

• Compound and dispense medications and pharmaceutical supplies upon receiving prescriptions, and provide clerical support
• Weigh, measure and mix ingredients
• compound and prepare medication emulsions, liquids, powders, and ointments using graduates, balance, mortars, pestles and funnels
• Fill prescriptions from bulk stock
• fill bottles, capsules and other package forms with measured amounts of medication according to prescription
• Type labels for medication and IV solutions
• Price patient medications
• completes patient charge slips
• Receive and stock ordered supplies
• Make rounds
• pick up orders
• deliver prescriptions
• File physicians orders and patient drug charges
• file controlled substance usage forms
• provide phone support
• assists in department maintenance functions
• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may 'not seem right'

• Course
• Courses completed 1st sem of the college of Pharm curriculum
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Licensed Pharmacy Intern in NM or obtain w/in 90 DOH

Receive 17% Weekday Nights, 26% Weekend Nights and 15% Weekend Day shift differentials