Pharmacy Intern: IV Admixture & Unit-Dose Training

Highmark Health; Federal Hill (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist in the hospital-wide unit-dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture program under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. You will prepare IVs, fill routine orders, and support daily pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities include inventory management, restocking, compounding and labeling IV medications, and ensuring accuracy and safety in accordance with policies and procedures.

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.

Job description

Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist in the hospital-wide unit-dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture program under the direct supervision of a pharmacist. You will prepare IVs, fill routine orders, and support daily pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities include inventory management, restocking, compounding and labeling IV medications, and ensuring accuracy and safety in accordance with policies and procedures.