Pharmacy Intern - UPMC Shadyside

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh is seeking pharmacy students for an inpatient internship to gain hands-on experience and shadow a Unit Base Pharmacist in year P-3.

You will be trained in hospital operations, including automation, robotic dispensing, IV admixtures, and narcotic processes, with project time and hands-on practice during the internship.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a pharmacy student with inpatient exposure preferred.
• Willingness to learn and shadow pharmacists in a hospital setting.
• Ability to perform accurate medication distribution and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the pharmacist with medication distribution and delivery.
• Participate in filling medication orders and maintaining patient profiles.
• Prepare IV admixtures and controlled substance orders.
• Assist with medication reviews, including order entry and interactions.
• Complete departmental documentation and billing by shift end.
• Complete clinical workload documentation per procedures.
• Use information systems and robotics to prepare labels and assist dispensing.
• Prepare drug information responses and medication use evaluations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Medical terminology

Communication skills

Education

Pharmacy student (P2/P3)

Tools

Automated dispensing systems

IV preparation

Pharmacy robotics

Job description

Are you a pharmacy student eager to gain hands-on experience in an inpatient setting? UPMC Shadyside Hospital is looking for pharmacy students interested in gaining valuable inpatient experience, to join their team!

You will be trained to have a strong foundation in the operations of pharmacy- automation, robot, dispensing, delivery, IV room, narcotic processes, or satellite. In the summer you will have project time and shadow a Unit Base Pharmacist in P-3 year.

This is a casual intern position.

• Day shift start times are typically between 6:00 am and 6:30 am until 2:30 pm or 3:00 pm.
• Evening shift will typically be 2:30 pm to 11:00 pm.

Under the general direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Director, and general supervision of the Staff Pharmacist, the Pharmacy intern will perform a wide variety of functions to support the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients at UPMC. These services will be provided in compliance with state and federal regulations, the Joint Commission Standards and the mission and policies of the hospital and departments. The internship provides a hands-on experience and a challenging environment to progressively develop the operational and clinical skills to grow in the field of pharmacy.

Responsibilities:

• Assists the pharmacist with medication distribution, delivering medication, refilling automated dispensing cabinets, and exchanging emergency medication carts.
• Participate in filling of medication orders maintaining patient profiles, performing prepackaging.
• Prepare IV admixtures/chemotherapy and controlled substance orders.
• Assists the pharmacist with medication review, including but not limited to computer order entry, monitoring allergies, enforcing formulary decisions, and evaluating drug interactions.
• Accurately completes departmental documentation and billing by the end of each scheduled shift in accordance with department procedures. Examples included, but are not limited to, dispensing and compounding records, refrigerator logs, hood-cleaning records, chemotherapy compounding records, patient/department billing, and controlled substance delivery records.
• Where applicable, complete clinical workload documentation (manual or electronic) by the end of each scheduled shift in accordance with Department procedures.
• Effectively uses information systems, robotics, and other applications to prepare medication labels and assist with dispensing medications.
• Prepare drug information responses and medication use evaluations.

Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job. They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions associated with the job.