Pharmacy Intern - Pharmacy Students Encouraged to Apply! Job at UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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  • UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • Pittsburgh, PA

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a pharmacy student eager to gain hands-on experience in an inpatient setting? UPMC Shadyside Hospital is seeking motivated pharmacy interns to join our team! Interns must demonstrate behaviors that support the Mission, Vision, and Values Statement of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics and contribute to the overall success of our organization.

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  • Will work one 4-hour shift during the week. Required one 4-hour evening shift per week for all interns.

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  • Every other weekend is required.

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  • Summer hours: Up to 40 hours per week with every other weekend

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  • One major holiday and two minor holidays.

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If you're passionate about making a difference and ready to take your education to the next level, we’d love to hear from you! 

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Purpose:

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Under the general direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Director, and general supervision of the Staff Pharmacist, the Pharmacy intern will perform a wide variety of functions to support the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients at UPMC. These services will be provided in compliance with state and federal regulations, the Joint Commission Standards and the mission and policies of the hospital and departments. The internship provides a hands-on experience and a challenging environment to progressively develop the operational and clinical skills to grow in the field of pharmacy. 

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Responsibilities:

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  • Assists the pharmacist with medication distribution, delivering medication, refilling automated dispensing cabinets, and exchanging emergency medication carts.

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  • Participate in filling of medication orders maintaining patient profiles, performing prepackaging.

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  • Prepare IV admixtures/chemotherapy and controlled substance orders.

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  • Assists the pharmacist with medication review, including but not limited to computer order entry, monitoring allergies, enforcing formulary decisions, and evaluating drug interactions.

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  • Accurately completes departmental documentation and billing by the end of each scheduled shift in accordance with department procedures. Examples included, but are not limited to, dispensing and compounding records, refrigerator logs, hood-cleaning records, chemotherapy compounding records, patient/department billing, and controlled substance delivery records.

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  • Where applicable, complete clinical workload documentation (manual or electronic) by the end of each scheduled shift in accordance with Department procedures.

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  • Effectively uses information systems, robotics, and other applications to prepare medication labels and assist with dispensing medications.

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  • Prepare drug information responses and medication use evaluations.

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  • Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job. They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions associated with the job.
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  • Good standing in an accredited School of Pharmacy, entering P1 year or above, and applied for intern license.

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  • The candidate must possess good communication and computer skills.

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Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

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  • Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy Intern Certificate required.

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Job Tags

Holiday work, Summer work, Shift work, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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