PHARMACY INTERN

PHARMACY INTERN

PART-TIME 17 hrs. / Week

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is a 404-bed, not-for-profit teaching hospital. Our inpatient Pharmacy Department operates 24 hours per day and provides full pharmacy services for our busy Emergency Room, Intensive Care, adult, and neonatal Medical and Surgical, Hospice, Behavioral Health, Maternal and Fetal units, and ambulatory care clinics. Our professional Pharmacy team is committed to providing excellent patient care and optimal medication therapy. We are currently seeking an experienced Pharmacy Intern for an immediate Part-Time opportunity. 

Our ideal candidates will have prior hospital or community pharmacy experience.  

DUTIES 

• Under the supervision and direction of a pharmacist, prepares and provides prescribed medications, intravenous solutions, and other pharmaceuticals as needed for optimal patient care. 
• Participating in adverse drug reaction reporting and data collection for various departmental programs.  
• Consulting with medical and nursing staff on patient therapy and providing pertinent clinical drug information such as drug interactions and IV drug compatibilities. 
• Assisting in inventory control including ordering, stock rotation, and return of outdated medications.  
• Conducting and managing daily reports on medication utilization based upon daily rounds to identify, catalog, and subsequently analyze areas in which medication improvement is needed.  
• Performing quality assurance procedures in related work areas.