Pharmacy Intern: IV Admixture & Clinical Support

Highmark Health; Wexford (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a Pharmacy Intern to support hospital-wide unit-dose and IV admixture programs under pharmacist supervision. Responsibilities include assessing orders, filling routine unit-dose and IV preparations, and maintaining inventory across the pharmacy.

You will assist in compounding, labeling, training new staff, and ensuring compliance with HIPAA and safety policies. This position emphasizes accuracy and patient safety in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 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

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.

Education

Enrolled in a School of Pharmacy

Job description

Allegheny Health Network seeks a Pharmacy Intern to support hospital-wide unit-dose and IV admixture programs under pharmacist supervision. Responsibilities include assessing orders, filling routine unit-dose and IV preparations, and maintaining inventory across the pharmacy.

You will assist in compounding, labeling, training new staff, and ensuring compliance with HIPAA and safety policies. This position emphasizes accuracy and patient safety in a fast-paced environment.