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Pharmacy Area Descriptions
*Please refrain from contacting pharmacists directly. If you have any questions, please direct
them to Irish McClung at [email protected]*
PHARMACY AREA
AREA DESCRIPTION
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Central Pharmacy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
On-site/
Non-administrative
The Central Pharmacy is an inpatient pharmacy production area that serves all patient
populations and includes Cart Fill for adult patients only, Sterile compounding preparations
(i.e., IV bags), Pyxis refills for over 300 MedStations, Non sterile compounding (i.e., unit dose).
Critical Care/Surgery
Inpatient Pharmacy
In the Critical Care/Surgery (CCS) Inpatient Pharmacy, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
Johns Hopkins Hospital
care for critical care adults in 5 different ICUs, solid organ transplant patients and patients in
On-site/
the operating rooms within the hospital.
Non-administrative
Adult Inpatient Pharmacy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
On-site/
Non-administrative
In the Adult Inpatient Pharmacy (AIP), pharmacists and pharmacy technicians care for a wide
variety of patients, including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry,
Obstetrics, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, and the Adult Emergency Room.
The Pediatric Pharmacy services the 205 bed acute care JHH Children's Center as well as the
Pediatric Inpatient Pharmacy
neighboring Kennedy Krieger Institute, a pediatric rehabilitation center. This includes a wide
Johns Hopkins Hospital
variety of patient populations, including general pediatric medical/surgical, trauma, burn, solid
On-site/
organ transplant, PICU, NICU, psychiatry, oncology and BMT patients. The Pediatric Pharmacy
Non-administrative
provides clinical as well as distributive services, and dispenses more than 1 million pediatric
unit-doses annually.
The Weinberg Pharmacy services approximately 140 acute care beds and two high-volume
Weinberg Inpatient
Pharmacy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
On-site/
Non-administrative
outpatient oncology infusion centers. The acute care patient areas include surgery, medical
oncology, benign hematology, hematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplantation.
The primary outpatient infusion center (OPD) cares for approximately 150-200 patients per day
with a variety of malignancies. The inpatient/outpatient (IPOP) infusion center cares for 50
patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation in a highly innovative outpatient practice.
Additionally, the Oncology Investigational Drug Service supports 400 to 500 trials within the
various practice settings.
PHARMACY AREA
Medication Quality and
Outcomes
Johns Hopkins Hospital
On-site/
Administrative
AREA DESCRIPTION
The Center for Medication Quality and Outcomes conducts applied outcomes research and
pharmacoepidemiologic studies to enhance the quality and safety of patient care and to
improve patient outcomes. The intern will assist in ongoing studies and gain experience in all
aspects of applying science to healthcare delivery.
The Investigational Drug Service (IDS) pharmacy supports clinical research for Johns Hopkins
Investigational Drug Services
Medicine. IDS coordinates and provides expertise in support of clinical investigational drug
Johns Hopkins Hospital
trials. The intern will be introduced to the basic concept of clinical drug trials, state and federal
On-site/
regulations and the professional practice of IDS through experiential learning activities and
Non-administrative
assignments, including: dispensing investigational drugs, counseling research subjects,
managing drug returns, reading and summarizing the protocols and other ad-hoc projects.
Ambulatory and Care
Transitions
The Ambulatory and Care Transitions Division oversees drug distribution and clinical pharmacy
services in ambulatory care areas.
The Division is also involved in the development,
On Site/Combination
implementation, and optimization of transitions of care and readmission reduction efforts
Administrative and Non-
across the health system. The intern will be engaged in a wide variety of projects in operations,
Administrative
clinical management, and quality improvement.
.
This experience will provide the student pharmacist the opportunity to participate in the
Pharmacy Administration
Johns Hopkins Hospital
On-site/
Administrative
provision and evaluation of clinical pharmacy programs and services, to support drug policy
initiatives through the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, to participate in strategic planning
initiatives, and to participate in decision making through committee involvement. Working
closely with the Associate Director for Decentralized & Clinical Pharmacy Services, the
participant will complete projects that support and enhance patient care services ranging from
the acute care, ambulatory care and care transitions environments.
.
Education Training and
The Education Division of the Department of Pharmacy is responsible for the orientation and
Personnel Development
training of new employees and the ongoing education of pharmacy staff. Pharmacy Educators
Johns Hopkins Hospital
provide in-services and other hands-on training for new policies, drug therapies, and other
On-site – 2010 Building/
pharmacy-related activities. Interns will assist with activities relating to student APPE/IPPE
Administrative
rotations, residency training, continuing education and staff development.
The Johns Hopkins Homecare Group
Bayview & Howard County
Howard County Outpatient Pharmacy provides an opportunity to observe marketing and
Outpatient Pharmacy
managing growth of a new pharmacy. Located in the Medical Pavilion at Howard County, the
Home Care Group
pharmacy works closely with private specialists and Howard County General Hospital. The
Off-site – Howard County
General/
Non-administrative
Intern will be able to observe entire prescription filling process, assist with specialty medication
services, perform marketing tasks and communicate with physicians.
.
The Johns Hopkins Outpatient Pharmacy at the Arcade is situated between the Zayed critical
Arcade Outpatient Pharmacy
care and Bloomberg pediatrics towers. This pharmacy provides services to patients being
Home Care Group
discharged from the hospital and emergency department; with a large number of pediatric
On-site/
prescriptions, which require specialty compounding. This pharmacy also provides specialty
Non-administrative
formulations for the patients of the Wilmer Eye Clinic that otherwise would not be available
outside of the hospital.
Moore Outpatient Pharmacy
The Moore Outpatient Pharmacy is a specialty retail pharmacy in a clinical setting. Over 98%
Home Care Group
of our prescription volume pertains to HIV/AIDS related medications. Most of our patients are
On-site/
referred to us from the Moore Clinic and the Baltimore City Health Departments, as well as
Non-administrative
Weinberg Outpatient
Pharmacy
Home Care Group
On-site/
Non-administrative
discharge patients.
The Outpatient Pharmacy at the Weinberg Center fills prescriptions for oncology patients
treated at the Outpatient Clinics as well as patients being discharged from the Weinberg tower
of The Johns Hopkins Hospital. This pharmacy dispenses a large variety of oral chemotherapy
and supportive treatments for patients living with cancer.
The Medication Safety Officer works on quality improvement initiatives within the outpatient
Medication Use Safety
Home Care Group
Off-site – Holabird Avenue/
Administrative
pharmacies and infusion pharmacy in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Home Care Group
quality department. Such initiatives include analyzing medication errors and completing
performance improvement projects using tools such as root cause analysis and failure mode
and effects analysis along with monthly auditing and assessment of safety objectives in the
pharmacies. In addition, this internship includes monitoring recalled medications and attending
various regularly scheduled safety meetings within the health system.
Outpatient Pharmacy
Outpatient Pharmacy Administration is part of a cross functional team consisting of
Administration
pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, human resource employees, information technology
Home Care Group
experts, finance representatives, and support service representatives, who work in a
Off-site – Holabird Avenue/
collaborative practice to support outpatient pharmacy teams that provide dispensing and
Administrative
medication management services to the patients of Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Home Care Group,
The Outpatient Pharmacy Education Manager coordinates orientation, education, and training
Training Coordinator
for new employees and the ongoing education of current Outpatient Pharmacy staff in all areas
Off-site – Holabird Avenue/
of operations, policies, and procedures. Additional responsibilities include developing and
Administrative
maintaining standard operating procedures set forth for the seven outpatient pharmacies.
Working with the clinical coordinators, who are a group of pharmacists that focus on
Home Care Group
Off-site – Holabird Avenue/
Administrative
development, training, and maintaining clinical programs within the outpatient pharmacies.
Pharmacists provide direct patient care including MTM and disease state management for
specific patient populations. In addition, the clinical coordinators provide education to the
pharmacy staff regarding new drug therapies or clinical programs. They also work very closely
with the JHHCG PGY1 Community Residency Pharmacy program.
Pharmaquip Infusion Services
Home Care Group
Off-site – Holabird Avenue/
Non-administrative
Pharmaquip Infusion Services is a specialty pharmacy providing safe and effective infusion
therapies to patients at home. All sterile admixture products (TPN, antibiotics, chemotherapy,
hydration, pain management, etc.) are compounded in a USP 797 compliance clean room
environment.
Bayview Medical Center
Pharmacy Administration
Johns Hopkins Bayview
Medical Center
Off-site—Bayview Medical
Center/
Working with the Assistant Director of Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administrative team on
administrative projects. Intern will work on financial, operational, technology optimization,
and administrative projects based on current departmental initiatives.
Non-administrative
*Please refrain from contacting pharmacists directly. If you have any questions, please direct
them to Irish McClung at [email protected]*