Pharmacy internship vs pharmacist informaticist

Differences between pharmacy internship and pharmacist informaticist duties and responsibilities

Pharmacy internship example responsibilities.

• Attain thorough knowledge of processes involving medication delivery, compounding, IV/TPN/ chemotherapy preparation, and other hospital pharmacy operations.
• Counsele patient with regard to OTC medications and Rx medications under the supervision of the pharmacist (s) on duty.
• Interview patients to obtain information regarding drug allergies and sensitivities and document the information in the pharmacy system.
• Collaborate with referring physicians in providing diabetes education to patients with multiple chronic conditions individually and in group sessions.
• Provide diabetes counseling and conduct informational lectures regarding blood glucose monitoring and insulin administration to patients recently diagnose with diabetes.
• Offer and provide consultation to patients under the supervision of the RPh on duty
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Pharmacist informaticist example responsibilities.

• Compile and manage patient information to meet confidentiality requirements and screen for drug allergies and interactions.
• Review and correct all order sentences used for CPOE in PowerChart.
• Support all medication ordering in POM (CPOE) and eMAR nursing documentation.
• Initiate and operate successful community-base immunization programs.
• Maintain information and support use for bedside barcode medication administration (BCMA).
• Present information to nursing staff on such topics as diabetes and pain medication documentation.
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