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The shared services pharmacy intern will assist the acute care pharmacy team with standardization initiatives to support centralized clinical services. The intern will focus on helping to compile and assort meeting materials for the many meetings these two positions facilitate including Formulary Advisory Committee, Enterprise Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, and the Medication Safety Committee. The intern will also help assist in long-term longitudinal projects such as formulary alignment and clinical workflow harmonization. Additional assignments may include dashboarding, medication use evaluations, and competency development. This intern position is shared by the System Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services as well as the System Director of Medication Safety. The position is PRN but allotted up to 20 hours per week to complete assigned duties. Hours worked will vary depending upon assigned tasks and school workload. This internship is intended to last for duration of pharmacy school and concludes upon becoming a licensed pharmacist.

Essential Job Functions

Assisting the acute care pharmacy team with standardization initiatives to support centralized clinical services

Supporting long-term longitudinal projects such as formulary alignment and clinical workflow harmonization

Creating training and educational materials for pharmacy technicians, students, interns, and pharmacists

Compiling and assorting meeting materials for various departmental and interdepartmental committees

Maintaining pharmacy dashboards related to antimicrobial use, medication safety, and other tracked initiatives

May perform other duties within the scope of practice as assigned by supervisor.

Monitoring drug utilization and mitigating drug shortages

Training in the inpatient pharmacy to learn the workflow and skillset of acute care pharmacists.

Receiving, transferring, or clarifying oral prescriptions with prescribers and/or appropriate staff members as

authorized by state law and under pharmacist supervision

Administering immunizations [if immunization certified via an accredited immunization program as allowed

per state law]

Training, educating, and precepting new pharmacy technicians, students, and interns

Assisting other staff with medication issues and response to email and phone call concerns or follow-up

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Note: Some of the above tasks may only be performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.

Required Minimum Education:

High School Diploma or GED

Specialty/Major:

Actively enrolled in an accredited college of pharmacy with an active board of pharmacy

intern license

Bon Secours Mercy Health is an equal opportunity employer.

We’ll also reward your hard work with:

• Comprehensive, affordable medical, dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• An employer-matched 403(b) for those who qualify
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

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All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you’d like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; and Emporia, Virginia, which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employers, please email recruitment@mercy.com. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at recruitment@mercy.com.