Pharmacy Intern

Allegheny Health Network; Monroeville (Allegheny County); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 34 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support the hospital-wide unit-dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture program. Under pharmacist supervision, you will prepare IV medications, fill unit-dose orders, and assist with labeling and documentation.

Responsibilities include reviewing medication orders, maintaining inventory, and aiding in training new staff while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a School of Pharmacy or foreign pharmacy graduate and has applied for a Pharmacy Intern license within the state of PA within 120 days of hire.
• Under direct supervision of a pharmacist, able to perform technical and clinical duties related to unit-dose distribution and IV admixture processes.

Responsabilités

• Assess medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Assist in filling routine patient orders for unit dose carts and IV admixture under supervision.
• Maintain inventory and assist in restocking medications and IV dispensing area.
• Prepare routine IV admixtures including antibiotics, solutions, and parenteral nutrition.
• Contribute to department operations via computer functions, labeling, and answering phones.

Formation

Pharmacy intern eligibility

Description du poste

GENERAL OVERVIEW

This job, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist performs a wide variety of technical and clinical duties for the hospital wide unit-dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture program. Maintains confidential reports, entering, and retrieving data utilizing the computer system, prepares intravenous medication, fill routine orders for unit dose and prepackaged pharmaceuticals, and provides accurate assistance to the pharmacist in performing daily duties. All orders are checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.

• Uses clinical skills to assess medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Procures and distributes medication orders per physician or pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures, and protocols. Under direct supervision of a pharmacist, fills routine patient orders for unit dose carts and prepackaged pharmaceuticals, preparing, compounding and labeling IV admixture, antibiotics, cardiac drips, solutions, irrigations, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy.
• Continuously maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures through assigned inspections, use of automated dispensing units and medication supplies depending on facility. Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations, restocks medications and IV dispensing area, prepackages bulk medications in unit dose packages.
• Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications. Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation, and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy.
• Maintains competence required for current position and has ability to perform all technician duties to assist in training of new employees and students.
• Contributes to the effective operation of the department through all activities including computer functions, process cart fill lists, pick lists, refill medications, generation of labels, and answers phones appropriately. Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
• Participates in continuous performance improvement and regulatory compliance efforts. Takes responsibility for quality improvement efforts and then monitors processes and results.
• Maintains an attitude that promotes and fosters an environment of safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW

This job, under the direct supervision of a pharmacist performs a wide variety of technical and clinical duties for the hospital wide unit-dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture program. Maintains confidential reports, entering, and retrieving data utilizing the computer system, prepares intravenous medication, fill routine orders for unit dose and prepackaged pharmaceuticals, and provides accurate assistance to the pharmacist in performing daily duties. All orders are checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.

Essential Responsibilities

• Uses clinical skills to assess medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Procures and distributes medication orders per physician or pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures, and protocols. Under direct supervision of a pharmacist, fills routine patient orders for unit dose carts and prepackaged pharmaceuticals, preparing, compounding and labeling IV admixture, antibiotics, cardiac drips, solutions, irrigations, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy.
• Continuously maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures through assigned inspections, use of automated dispensing units and medication supplies depending on facility. Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations, restocks medications and IV dispensing area, prepackages bulk medications in unit dose packages.
• Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications. Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation, and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy.
• Maintains competence required for current position and has ability to perform all technician duties to assist in training of new employees and students.
• Contributes to the effective operation of the department through all activities including computer functions, process cart fill lists, pick lists, refill medications, generation of labels, and answers phones appropriately. Maintains a clean and orderly work environment.
• Participates in continuous performance improvement and regulatory compliance efforts. Takes responsibility for quality improvement efforts and then monitors processes and results.
• Maintains an attitude that promotes and fosters an environment of safety.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Enrolled in a School of Pharmacy or Foreign pharmacy graduate and has applied for a Pharmacy Intern license within the state of PA within 120 days of hire

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