Pharmacy Intern: IV Admixture & Unit-Dose Prep

highmarkhealth; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support hospital-wide unit-dose distribution and IV admixture programs. Under pharmacist supervision, you will prepare, label, and dispense IV admixtures and routine unit-dose orders, while ensuring accuracy and safety in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes clinical order assessment, inventory management, and hands-on training to develop competencies for future pharmacist responsibilities within the department.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in a School of Pharmacy or foreign pharmacy graduate and has applied for a Pharmacy Intern license within 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 policies and procedures.
• 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 through inspections, use of automated dispensing units and medication supplies.
• Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies, 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 can train new employees and students.
• Contributes to department operations through computer functions, pick lists, refill medications, and accurate labeling; maintains a clean work environment.
• Participates in continuous performance improvement and regulatory compliance; monitors processes and results.
• Maintains an attitude that promotes safety and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical skills

Education

Pharmacy student or foreign pharmacy graduate with PA intern license application within 120 days

Job description

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support hospital-wide unit-dose distribution and IV admixture programs. Under pharmacist supervision, you will prepare, label, and dispense IV admixtures and routine unit-dose orders, while ensuring accuracy and safety in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes clinical order assessment, inventory management, and hands-on training to develop competencies for future pharmacist responsibilities within the department.