Hospital Pharmacy Intern: Dispensing & Clinical Care

University of California, San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, San Francisco's Department of Pharmaceutical Services seeks an Intern Pharmacist to support inpatient and outpatient operations across UCSF Health campuses. You will participate in traditional dispensing, medication distribution, and clinical services under supervision.

You will also perform computer entries of medications and prescriptions, including handling special medications in the patient profile, to aid safe and effective patient care.

Qualifications

• Must work a minimum of 36 weekends annually.
• Must work a minimum of 1 major and 2 minor holidays annually.
• Must be available and willing to work a minimum of 32 hours monthly.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively with a large, diverse population including maintaining good relationship between Pharmacy and Nursing Units.
• Possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to compound pharmaceutical preparations and prepare commercially unavailable oral preparations.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work under constant pressure.
• Ability to use good judgment in responding to or referring questions by nurses, physicians, and other professional personnel.
• Knowledge, skills, and ability to perform basic computer entries.
• Able and willing to work at all UCSF Health Campuses.
• Based on departmental needs, a lower requirement may be determined at discretion of the pharmacy supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Dispense traditional prescription dispensing and medication distribution.
• Provide clinical services under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Perform computer entries of medications and prescriptions, including entries of special medications in the patient profile as directed.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Pharmacy compounding

Education

Licensed Intern Pharmacist (CA)

Job description

University of California, San Francisco's Department of Pharmaceutical Services seeks an Intern Pharmacist to support inpatient and outpatient operations across UCSF Health campuses. You will participate in traditional dispensing, medication distribution, and clinical services under supervision.

You will also perform computer entries of medications and prescriptions, including handling special medications in the patient profile, to aid safe and effective patient care.