Intern Pharmacist

River’s Edge Pharmacy; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 23,866 - 33,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Job summary

River's Edge Pharmacy in Irvine, CA is seeking an Intern Pharmacist under direct supervision. You will interpret physician prescriptions, compound medications, and provide drug information to clients and healthcare professionals.

This is a full-time internship focused on infusion-related care with hands-on responsibilities. This role requires reviewing prescriptions for accuracy, maintaining patient profiles, and supporting the Pharmacy Manager on special assignments while ensuring compliance

Qualifications

• Interpret physician prescriptions and medication orders.
• Compound medications using standard formulas and processes.
• Review client profiles for accuracy, allergies, interactions, and therapy rationales.
• Provide information to physicians, clients, and healthcare professionals on medications and safety.

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions issued by physicians to ensure accuracy and determine formulas.
• Compound medications and prepare dispensed products.
• Maintain client profiles and monitor drug therapies as authorized.
• Assist in patient care under pharmacist supervision and support the care plan.

Skills

Interpret prescriptions

Compound medications

Drug information

Patient care

Pharmacy operations

Job description

River's Edge Pharmacy has become a leader in infusion therapy services. Administered by specially trained infusion nurses, these services are provided at standalone locations, physicians' offices, or in the home of the patient. Each location provides individualized care in a private setting for procedures including IVIG, Hemophilia, Chemotherapy, TPN, and Pain Management.

River's Edge Pharmacy currently has an opening for a Intern Pharmacist.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Under Direct Supervision of Pharmacist, interpret physician prescriptions and medication orders. Act as a drug information resource to clients, physicians and healthcare professionals. Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications and other pharmaceuticals for client care by performing the related duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews prescriptions issued by physician or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
• Compounds medications using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients.
• Monitors all posting onto the client profiles in order that accuracy, drug allergies, drug interactions, duplicate therapy, rational drug therapy and incompatibilities may be realized and better client care received.
• Directs pharmacy personnel engaged in admixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Answers questions and provides information to physicians, clients and other healthcare professionals on appropriate use of medication, drug interactions, side effects, dosage, storage, etc.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Work with the Pharmacist in the Patient Plan of care
• Follows the five medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.
• Endorses policies and procedures for pharmacy operations.
• Responsible for the maintenance and proper operations of equipment and supplies in the work areas.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality control, security of controlled substances and disposal of hazardous waste.
• Enters data into the River's Edge Pharmacy system (CPR+) such as client, prescribed medications and cost as well as maintains client profiles and charge system
• Reviews and monitors drug therapy that requires dosing adjustments as authorized by the physician
• Provides pharmaceutical care to all ages of clients from newborns to the elderly. Must understand that there are dosage variations between newborns, pediatrics, adolescents, adult and geriatric clients and know where to find appropriate information
• Assists the Pharmacy Manager on special assignments in accordance with the pharmacy's mission, policy and any applicable laws

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $21 per hour

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Irvine, CA 92606: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before work (Preferred)

License/Certification: