Job Overview
Employment Type
Internship
Full-time
Compensation
Type:
Hourly
Rate:
Range $17.00 - $21.00
Work Schedule
Standard Hours
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plan
Employee wellness programs
Training and development opportunities
Employee assistance program
Job Description
St. Luke's is a renowned healthcare institution committed to delivering compassionate and excellent care to the sick and injured. They also play a significant role in educating physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers, enhancing healthcare knowledge and practices within the community. St. Luke's is dedicated to improving access to healthcare services regardless of a patient's financial status, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to community well-being and health equity. This institution values the skills, experience, and dedication of its employees, students, nursing school instructors, and volunteers, recognizing them as its most valuable asset. This dedication drives the organization's mission to maintain excellence... Show More
Job Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- completion of relevant math and science courses
- prior hospital pharmacy experience preferred
- successful completion of on-the-job training within six months
- physical ability to walk and stand for up to eight hours a day
- ability to lift and carry up to 35 pounds frequently and push/pull up to 200 pounds occasionally
- manual dexterity for continuous fingering, grasping, and twisting
- visual and hearing acuity suitable for pharmacy work
- ability to maintain cleanliness and organization of work area
- capability to handle confidential information appropriately
Job Qualifications
- High school graduate with courses in math and science
- minimum of six months previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred
- successful completion of on-the-job training in each area of the department within the first six months of employment
- ability to maintain confidentiality of hospital information
- effective interpersonal communication skills
- ability to perform routine pharmacy tasks and IV admixture preparation under supervision
- knowledge of federal and state pharmacy laws and regulations
- capability to work independently and collaboratively in a healthcare setting
Job Duties
- Fills medications and IV orders from computer generated labels, fills and updates patient cassette drawers, exchanges cassette drawers
- delivers medications to and picks up medications from patient care areas or uses the pneumatic tube to deliver medications when appropriate
- credits returned patient medications
- demonstrates ability to answer telephone/window and deal with visitors to pharmacy appropriately, involves other pharmacy staff when appropriate, directs all drug information questions to a pharmacist
- prepares prepackaged medications under pharmacist supervision using proper technique, maintains appropriate log books
- prepares parenteral, admixture, anti-neoplastic and Home IV Therapy orders, extemporaneously compounds under pharmacist supervision using proper aseptic technique, maintains appropriate log books
- keeps work area clean and neat and free of excess items, maintains adequate par levels
- reviews, fills, delivers nursing floor stock and controlled substances, performs medication area inspections for all areas with medications, prepares outpatient prescriptions in accordance with federal and state pharmacy laws, maintains CD Module narcotic inventory
- delivers or retrieves medications when the supervising pharmacist views the situation as necessary
- completes and maintains IV/Admixtures lab and departmental competencies
- utilizes effective interpersonal communication skills while maintaining confidentiality of hospital information
- performs routine activities with minimal supervision, offers to provide additional help when needed, participates in training of new employees
Job Qualifications
Experience
Entry Level (1-2 years)
Job Location
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