Pharmacy Intern I, Mount Carmel East
Trinity Health
About the Role
This casual (PRN) Pharmacy Intern position at Mount Carmel East offers flexible scheduling and a structured career pathway for professional growth and development within the pharmacy department.
Key Responsibilities
- Assists the pharmacist in the technical and professional functions required in the preparation, dispensing, record keeping, counseling, and delivery of medications.
- Prepares intravenous admixtures and other sterile products, including chemotherapy.
- Compounds medications (e.g., ointments, creams, oral liquids, enteral tube feeding preparations).
- Assists the pharmacist in the filling of orders/prescriptions.
- Prepares sterile products; properly labels medications and maintains records.
- Assists the pharmacist in providing drug information to patients and other health care professionals.
- Prepares and restocks drugs for automated dispensing cabinets.
- Performs clinical duties under direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, including medication reconciliation, adverse drug event reviews, renal dosing, medication utilization reviews, patient rounds with physicians, and presentations for education purposes.
- Assists in the management of pharmacy inventory by providing information to pharmacy purchasing, removing expired/contaminated/deteriorated stock, helping maintain perpetual inventories, and processing non-formulary requests.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
- Possess a valid Ohio Pharmacy Intern License or be eligible to obtain one prior to employment.
- Strong communication, organizational, and customer service skills.
- Commitment to providing high-quality patient care.
- Ability to follow procedures and accept increasing levels of responsibilities commensurate with knowledge and skill attainment.
- Previous hospital pharmacy and/or pharmacy intern experience is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education: Enrolled and in good standing at an accredited College of Pharmacy program.
- Licensure/Certification: Current licensure as a Pharmacy Intern with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
- Experience: Previous hospital pharmacy and/or pharmacy intern experience is preferred.
- Effective Communication Skills.
- Ability to follow procedures and accept increasing levels of responsibilities commensurate with knowledge and skill attainment.