Pharmacy Intern - Inpatient - Contingent - Jackson

Kickstart Your Pharmacy Career with Henry Ford Health! Join our Acute Care Pharmacy Team as a Pharmacy Intern and gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment. This is your opportunity to work alongside highly skilled pharmacist, expand your clinical knowledge, and make a real impact on patient care.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Schedule: Contingent Variable Shift
The pharmacy intern actively participates in all aspects of the drug distribution system and works with pharmacists in providing clinical services for patients in his/her assigned area. In accordance with Michigan law, interns always work under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Dispenses unit dose, intravenous admixtures, and other pharmaceuticals for subsequent administration to patients
• Interprets physician medication orders and clarifies any unclear orders
• Identifies and monitors the pharmaceutical needs of patients
• Reviews patient charts and/or interviews the patient, physician, or nurse to obtain information for medication records and profiles. Reviews drug related information to identify potential problems regarding drug therapy and recommends appropriate solutions to those problems
• Provides drug and poison information for patients, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals