PHARMACY INTERN

The Pharmacist Intern prepares, dispenses, and distributes medication and provides clinical monitoring and drug information in a manner which ensures optimal patient care.ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:Be able to perform all the basic job functions of a Pharmacy Technician I.Dispenses, procure, stores and distributes pharmacy merchandise in accordance with all legal requirements.Provide excellent customer service: interviews patients to obtain information regarding medication use, allergies and sensitivities, and consult patients on proper usage of prescription and over-the-counter medication, communicating to the patient any pertinent medication related issues.Confers with medical personnel concerning care and treatment of patients regarding appropriate drug, dose, dosing interval, drug allergy and drug-drug interactions.May monitor patients drug therapy (MTM) for medications prescribed to detect adverse drug reactions and to obtain optimum therapeutic results; may suggest changes in drug therapy or utilization.May provide assistance to pharmacy management in developing and implementing new programs and policies and procedures; actively participates in gathering accurate data for quality assurance issues, clinical pharmacy documentation, DUE and ADR.Must be able to cover all Pharmacy locations.Performs other job duties as required by manager/supervisor.Licensure as an intern pharmacist in the State of California is required.Current documentation of Basic Life Support required.LANGUAGE:Must be able to fluently speak, read and write English.Fluent Cantonese speaker is preferred.Fluent in Mandarin and other languages are an asset.STATUS:This is an FLSA Non-exempt position.This is an OSHA high-risk position. #J-18808-Ljbffr North East Medical Services