Pharmacy Intern – Inpatient Care & Tech Skills (Sign-On)

UMass Memorial Health; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA, seeks a pharmacy intern who will support medication distribution, prepare IV drugs, and assist pharmacists under supervision. The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with physicians and nurses.

The position requires MA intern registration, completion of two years in a pharmacist internship, and comfort with pharmacy technology. Hospital inventory, problem solving, and quality improvement activities are part of daily duties.

Qualifications

• Massachusetts registration as an intern with the Board of Registration in Pharmacy is required.
• Completion of two years of education within a pharmacist internship program.
• designated status as a student beyond the second professional year, in an approved college/school of pharmacy in which the candidate is currently enrolled.
• Familiarity with pharmacy technology and equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems of moderate to high complexity.

Responsibilities

• Reviews, evaluates and clarifies physician medication orders.
• Delivers patient medications to patient rooms and medication room areas.
• Checks for accuracy of all drugs assembled or prepared by pharmacy technicians, prior to release for distribution.
• Assembles, prepares, and delivers, as necessary, drugs to patient care areas.
• Reviews physician orders and interacts with physicians and nurses, as necessary, relative to appropriateness of therapeutic regimens with preceptor oversight.
• Provides information concerning therapeutic alternatives to physicians in regards to UMMHC formulary.
• Troubleshoots technical problems of varying complexity. Serves as resource to less experienced interns in problem resolution.
• Prepares and packages all forms of medications. Prepares IV drugs using aseptic technique in compounding parenteral nutrition, antibiotics, chemotherapy and other IV drugs.
• Maintains inventory including floor stock medication, reorders, restocks, and monitors expiration dates of all medications.
• Maintains required documentation in accordance with regulatory and hospital requirements and maintains respect for patient confidentiality. Generates necessary pharmacy reports.
• Conducts medication room inspections in assigned patient care area in accordance with regulatory requirements.
• Triages pharmacy calls.
• Maintains a clean work area and assists in quality indicator monitoring.
• Assists with yearly inventory in assigned areas.
• Participates in identifying problems or areas for improvement and assists supervisor with problem solving projects and improving operations; participates in Continuous Quality Improvement activities and/or teams.
• Aids technicians, technician supervisors, and pharmacists as warranted.

Skills

Pharmacy internship

Pharmacy technology familiarity

Troubleshooting

Education

Massachusetts intern registration

Pharmacy student (second+ year)

Tools

Pharmacy equipment

Job description

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, MA, seeks a pharmacy intern who will support medication distribution, prepare IV drugs, and assist pharmacists under supervision. The role emphasizes accuracy, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with physicians and nurses.

The position requires MA intern registration, completion of two years in a pharmacist internship, and comfort with pharmacy technology. Hospital inventory, problem solving, and quality improvement activities are part of daily duties.