Per Diem Pharmacy Intern; Mount Sinai West

Mount Sinai Health Systems • New York, NY

3d • $31 - $31

About The Position

The Pharmacy Intern prepares medications for inpatients, outpatients, and employees according to departmental policies. Each transaction must be verified by a pharmacist before dispensing. The role performs pharmacy and patient-care functions under pharmacist supervision, maintains medication inventory and records, and supports safe, timely medication distribution across assigned areas.

Requirements

• At least 3 years completed at an accredited college of pharmacy.
• English proficiency, both oral and written.
• Valid New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit.

Nice To Haves

• Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Compound sterile and non-sterile products according to protocol, with final verification by a pharmacist.
• Dispense medications under pharmacist supervision and maintain accurate records for controlled substances, tax-free alcohol, and investigational new drugs.
• Operate required equipment, including unit-dose repackaging equipment, a total parenteral nutrition compounder, and laminar flow hoods.
• Maintain adequate medication and supply inventory; routinely identify and remove expired medications.
• Audit controlled-drug disposition records for patient-care units and report discrepancies and unusual use patterns to a manager or director.
• Maintain an accurate, current census, including cassette-bin labels, for assigned areas.
• Return reusable medication to stock before the end of the shift.
• Accurately fill unit-dose cassettes and statistically count all doses dispensed.
• Conduct deliveries and other patient-care rounds in a timely manner.
• Obtain required signatures when delivering controlled substances.
• Exchange unit-dose cassettes according to established schedules.
• Maintain a safe, clean work environment.
• Maintain stat box contents and ensure drug lists are posted in the pharmacy, on transfer carts, and at patient-care units.
• Conduct monthly nursing-station inspections, instruct nursing personnel to correct deficiencies when necessary, and retrieve medications not included on floor-stock lists.
• Assist pharmacists with providing drug information and profiling patient medications.
• Perform other professional functions under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
• Complete all required documentation.
• Perform all other Technician I and Technician II related functions.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed