Undergraduate Pharmacy Intern Per Diem JFK Memorial Hospital - John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital - Indio, CA

Qualifications:
ANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: 1. Requirements: Annual Requirements:  Orientation  Annual Update  Ethics Training  Continuing Education 2. Competency: There are two (2) major areas of responsibility for the intern pharmacist: clinical pharmacy and drug distribution. Clinical Responsibilities:  Interprets and clarifies medication orders and applicable treatments directly from the chart or chart copy.  Maintains patient records to monitor drug therapy for appropriateness and safety consistent with a high level of patient care.  Responsible for assuring that medication schedules are appropriate in relation to the patient’s ability to metabolize and eliminate specific drug compounds (i.e., aminogylcoside kinetcis, geriatric kinetics, heparin dosing, etc.).  Assists the nurse with the routine updating of the patient’s Medication Administration Record (MAR) as appropriate.  Participates in the selection of appropriate medication(s) for specific indications.  Serves as an educator of hospital staff by preparation of clinical conferences and/or “in service”.  Provides discharge counseling to inpatients leaving the hospital with medications when requested.  Participates in drug therapy selection, pharmacokinetic monitoring, culture and sensitivity screening, and drug monitoring/screening of target drug and disease state patients.  Documents interventions/monitoring in a manner consistent with the clinical intervention/monitoring program.  Participates in collection of DUE data on prospective/concurrent basis and intervenes as appropriate when any DUE indicators fall out of the criteria.  Participates in detection and documentation of Adverse Drug Reactions.  Assists in the development of expanding the role of clinical staff pharmacist’s position by actively participating in new and innovative programs Job: Pharmacy Primary Location: Indio, California Hospital Location: John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital Job Type: PT2Y Shift Type: Varied