Job Summary
Under the direction of a Pharmacist, provides technical assistance, processing and preparing medications and supplies. Works with multiple medication automation systems. Delivers medications and supplies to patient care areas. Triages phone calls and messages from multidisciplinary team members.
Pre-pharmacy school students may begin this longitudinal pharmacy internship experience with a pharmacy technician license until pharmacy intern license is obtained.
Internship will occur at Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals (Butterworth, Blodgett, and Helen DeVos Children’s Hospitals)
Applicants must be accepted into a college of pharmacy with enrollment anticipated for Fall 2024 (anticipated graduation May 2028)
Activities include:
- Longitudinal development includes:
- First summer: inpatient pharmacy technician responsibilities by providing technical assistance in processing, preparing, and delivering medications and supplies
- Second summer: compounding sterile preparations using aseptic technique
- Third summer: direct patient interaction in obtaining and documenting medication history for a variety of patient populations or skill development in Investigational Drug Services
- Internship frequency:
- Year-round staffing:
- Two 8-hour shifts every other weekend
- Approximately 3 holidays per year for duration of internship
- Schoolyear staffing: during P3 year only, one additional 4-hour weeknight shift per week required
- Summer staffing: up to full time work completing technical or clinical activities depending upon departmental needs
Essential Functions
- Prepares supplies / medication under the direction of a Pharmacist.
- Prepares and packages bulk medications into unit of use packaging.
- Handles controlled substances for pharmacy and patient care areas under direct supervision of a pharmacist per federal and state law.
- Maintains a clean and organized work area.
- Delivers pharmacy prepared medications, controlled substances and supplies to various nursing stations/patient care areas.
- Triages phone calls and messages
- Maintains all requirements for CPhT certifications. Completes all Spectrum Health assigned competencies by assigned due dates.
Qualifications
- Required High School Diploma or equivalent
- Retail or hospital pharmacy experience Preferred
- LIC-Pharmacist Intern - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required Or
- LIC-Pharmacy Technician Temp - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required And
- LIC-Pharmacy Technician - STATE_MI State of Michigan 1 Year required
- CRT-Pharmacy Technician, Certified (CPHT) - PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Excludes - LIC-Pharmacist Intern 1 Year required Or
- CRT-Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT) - NHA National Healthcareer Association Excludes - LIC-Pharmacist Intern 1 Year required
Physical Demands
- Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 40 lbs
- Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 40 lbs
- Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 40 lbs
- Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
- Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 10 lbs
- Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
- Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 30 lbs
- Sitting: Seldom
- Standing: Frequently
- Walking: Occasionally
- Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally
- Forward Bend - Sitting: Seldom
- Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally
- Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Seldom
- Squat: Seldom
- Stair Climbing: Seldom
- Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
- Reach - Above Shoulder: Occasionally
- Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
- Handling: Frequently
- Forceful Grip > 5 lbs
: Occasionally - Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally
- Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
- Visual Acuity ¹
[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
Primary Location
SITE - Butterworth Hospital - 100 Michigan St - Grand Rapids
Department Name
Pharmacy Services - Butterworth
Employment Type
Part time
Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
4
Hours of Work
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Days Worked
Monday to Sunday
Weekend Frequency
Every other weekend
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