Pharmacy Intern I

Organization: Orlando Health, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Position Title: Pharmacy Intern I

Location of the Position: Orlando, Florida

Description:

Providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is located on the downtown Orlando campus and includes 156 licensed beds for specialized care for children as well as the Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department & Trauma Center, offering trauma care for children as the pediatric site of the Orlando Health ORMC Level One Trauma Center. State-of-the-art pediatric services are provided by a comprehensive staff that includes pediatric subspecialty physicians and a nursing team that is “Magnet” recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. The hospital also has earned national recognition for 12 consecutive years as a “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and was included, together with Orlando Health ORMC, in the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list for 2021.

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Pharmacy is seeking Pharmacist, Intern I. Pharmacist, Intern I perform functions of Pharmacy Technician, in compliance with all policies and procedures for the Pharmacy Department and Orlando Health.

Essential Functions:

  • Participate in pharmacy quality assurance programs such as outdated drug monitoring, CQI Program, Unit Dose Packaging of medication, IV Room QA and PI Logs, and USP Chapter 797 compliance.
  • Dispense medications utilizing the medication dispensing system according to scientific principles and Orlando Health policy and procedure, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
  • Manufacture and dispense intravenous medication using proper aseptic technique, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
  • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
  • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions:

  • Demonstrates an understanding of safety, emergency and risk management procedures.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the hospital mission, personnel policies, philosophy, goals and objectives of Pharmacy and Orlando Health.
  • Demonstrates familiarity with the general duties of the Pharmacy department.
  • Demonstrates the ability to identify and utilize resource persons and departments for customer service and patient care based upon need, availability and responsibility resources.
  • Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures consistent with operating instructions, safety regulations and policy and procedures.
  • Demonstrates and understands various computer systems in operation in the department and at Orlando Health.
  • Establishes and maintains an open communication process throughout the corporation that reaches patients, visitors, families, physicians and team members such that each feels that they are treated special each time they encounter Orlando Health.
  • Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit/area/department policies and procedures.

Application Link: https://careers.orlandohealth.com/jobs/201220?lang=en-us&previousLocale=en-US

Contact Information:

Taylor Barnes

taylor.barnes@orlandohealth.com