Pharmacy internship vs staff pharmacist, hospital

Differences between pharmacy internship and staff pharmacist, hospital 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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Staff pharmacist, hospital example responsibilities.

• Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
• Apply FIFO all the time.
• Train resident pharmacists in ICU area.
• Perform inpatient duties, including oncology, NICU, and ICU
• Perform also clinical check and kinetics on antibiotics and preparing TPN orders by pharmacy protocols.
• Evaluate each physician order for appropriateness of medication and dose, as well as check for interactions and allergies.
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