Baptist Health Princeton Hospital: 

Serving our neighbors for more than a century, Baptist Health Princeton Hospital in Birmingham is a 505-bed facility dedicated to a patient-first approach.  A recognized leader in aortic valve surgery, COPD, heart attack, heart failure and stroke, we provide fast, lifesaving response times for patients with chest pain or stroke symptoms. Our full range of services includes comprehensive emergency room care; cardiovascular care, including structural heart and valve care; orthopedics, including rehabilitation; a comprehensive sleep center; a comprehensive bariatrics center, providing surgical and nonsurgical weight-loss procedures; and women’s care for all stages of life. We have achieved Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission and accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and from the American College of Surgeons Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). At Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, we are committed to contributing to the future of healthcare through our clinical research and medical residency program.

Position Summary

Perform functions of Pharmacist Intern I and a Pharmacy Technician III, in compliance with all policies and procedures for the Pharmacy Department and Baptist Health.

Essential Functions

• Assists the pharmacists with duties as assigned.

• Develops and demonstrates competency in all aspects of health-system pharmacy practice, including pharmacotherapy, patient care,

distributive services, drug information, and practice management, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

• Demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, execute, and monitor pharmaceutical care plans, under the direct supervision of a licensed

pharmacist.

• Develops and demonstrates the ability to perform pharmacotherapy, pharmacokinetic, and nutritional support consultations, under

the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

• Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures, consistent with operating instructions, safety,

regulations, and policy and procedures.

• Performs the basic Pharmacy Technician procedures required by the assigned area consistent with scientific principles, policy, and

procedures.

• Accurately assists the Pharmacist in all duties pertaining to the medication distribution, including proper aseptic techniques for

admixture of various types of medication (e.g. chemotherapy) and functionally performing tasks/procedures associated with

automated dispensing cabinets.

• Maintains USP 797 standards and other regulatory required documentation.

• Maintains safe handling and proper disposal requirements.

• Maintains the controlled substance vault and perpetual inventory and other documentation files depending on the needs of the

department.

• Completes special projects as assigned.

• Maintains expertise in and actively covers technician services in a specialized practice area (e.g. medication history, acquisitioncontrolled substance inventory management).

• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state

and local standards.

• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Demonstrates an understanding of safety, emergency and risk management procedures.

• Demonstrates an understanding of the hospital mission, personnel policies, philosophy, goals and objectives of Pharmacy and Orlando Health.

• Demonstrates familiarity with the general duties of the Pharmacy department.

• Demonstrates the ability to identify and utilize resource persons and departments for customer service and patient care based upon

need, availability and responsibility resources.

• Demonstrates the ability to operate the equipment required for pharmacy procedures consistent with operating instructions, safety

regulations and policy and procedures.

• Demonstrates and understands various computer systems in operation in the department and at Orlando Health.

• Establishes and maintains an open communication process throughout the corporation that reaches patients, visitors, families,

physicians and team members such that each feels that they are treated special each time.

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned

unit.

• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data

reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative

to his or her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the unit/area/department policies and procedures.

• Participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds in various patient care settings.

• Develops informal and formal presentation skills.

Education/Training

• High School graduate.

• Currently registered in and attending an ACPE-Accredited or pending ACPE Accreditation, College or School of Pharmacy.

• Must be in 3rd or 4th professional year of pharmacy school or be in the 2nd professional year of pharmacy school with a minimum

of 1 year of hospital pharmacy technician experience prior to enrollment in pharmacy school.

• A foreign graduate who passed all the equivalent exams (FPGEE Exam, TOEFL Exam and TSE Exam) and is currently registered as

an intern with the AL Board of Pharmacy.

Licensure/Certification

Registered with the AL Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Intern