Pharmacy Intern (Undergraduate Program)

Description

Job Summary: This pharmacy internship offers the opportunity to monitor and execute administrative and clinical processes, as well as assist in daily activities and continuous improvement. Key Highlights: 1. Monitoring and execution of administrative and clinical processes 2. Assistance in audits and medication control 3. Participation in the pharmacy's continuous improvement **Pharmacy Intern \- Santa Lucia or Concórdia Unit** **Salary:** R$1\.000,00 **Schedule:** Monday to Friday, 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM **Requirements:** Incomplete undergraduate degree in Pharmacy; Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, computer skills (Word/Excel/typing), strong written communication, and good interpersonal skills. Responsibilities and Duties  Monitor and execute administrative and clinical pharmacy processes jointly with the pharmacist, aiming to implement continuous improvement.  Be available to serve all institutional pharmacies and CAF units, as determined by management;  Review pharmacy reporting notebooks and report any incidents to the pharmacy supervisor;  Verify whether controlled medication counts have been performed;  Confirm whether refrigerator temperature, ambient temperature, and humidity were measured during night shifts and at the start of day shifts, and verify whether readings fall within normal ranges;  Check whether the decarpack is full and request replacement by the assigned staff member;  Verify whether cleaning of the refrigerator, shelves, and bins has been performed according to the schedule;  Check whether any medication dispensing error forms have been completed and store them in the designated folder;  Verify whether collective medication bottles are properly labeled with opening date and expiration date; discard expired medications;  Conduct prescription audits;  Monitor patients receiving non-standard medications, restricted-use medications, Tamiflu, or medications brought from home; notify pharmacy supervision when necessary;  Assist pharmacists with any requested tasks;  Perform controlled medication counts for all medication carts upon request by pharmacists;  Verify expiration dates and quantities for Parada carts;  Deliver announcements to clinical departments;  Assist the pharmacist in compiling dispensing error and tape audit indicators;  Identify any materials/medications requiring write-off in the pharmacy and forward to the supervisor for write-off processing;  Verify whether non-standard medications have been fully consumed in the pharmacy and inform the pharmacy supervisor to return remaining stock to the central warehouse;  Collaborate with supervision to develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs);  Distribute attendance sheets and pay slips and collect signatures;  Verify cart contents (expiration dates and quantities) across Clinical Units;  Assist the supervisor in exchanging expiring materials/medications between satellite units, carts, other units, or hospitals;  Remove expired materials/medications that cannot be reallocated and forward to the supervisor for write-off;  Verify whether the refrigerator temperature monitoring form has been replaced on the last business day of the month;  Randomly select and count six items across pharmacies (two controlled substances, two medications, two materials) to confirm accuracy;  Perform inventory counting and reconciliation for materials and medications;  Verify kit contents;  Identify bins requiring labeling and produce appropriate labels;  Conduct staff training sessions;  Leave notes in the daily pharmacy reporting notebook;  Deliver documents to HR, Payroll, SESMT, or Executive Management;  Reassign staff among units as needed to perform required activities;  Substitute for pharmacy staff members as needed;  Cover coffee breaks, lunch hours, or staff absences in other pharmacies, if necessary;  Perform bed-side rounds, review prescriptions, and carry out necessary interventions;  Complete electronic patient chart updates;  Email VISA-related notices to pharmacists, SCIH, Executive Management, Quality Department, physicians, nursing staff, and central warehouse (for both units); print copies and file them in both units’ folders;  Verify whether any Non-Standard Medication Requests await Executive Management approval;  Verify whether any Non-Standard Medications are pending delivery by suppliers;  Verify whether any Non-Standard Medications are nearing treatment completion for patients and notify physicians accordingly;  Verify whether any Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) require submission or response;  Verify whether any Adverse Events require submission or response;  Verify whether any notes must be left in pharmacy shift handover notebooks;  Register alerts in the system (e.g., allergies);  Update the patient monitoring spreadsheet;  Register drug interactions in the system;  Compile Clinical Pharmacy indicators;  Participate in clinical case discussions with the clinical pharmacist and other pharmacists;  Register minimum and maximum drug dosages in the system;  Present the Clinical Pharmacy indicator on the 10th of each month; Dispense blue and yellow prescriptions;  Monitor medications brought from home by patients;  Provide discharge counseling;  All activities will be conducted under appropriate supervision;  Observe safety regulations, environmental controls, internal policies, and applicable legislation relevant to assigned duties;  Participate in and suggest improvements to quality tools, verification procedures, SOP applicability, Risk Management, and Process Mapping.  Perform other tasks similar to those described above, as determined by management;  Attend Kanban meetings;  Assist with Kanban project activities;  Release SINAN spreadsheet; Job Type: Internship Compensation: R$800,00 \- R$1\.000,00 per month Benefits: * Transportation allowance Work Location: On-site