Pharmacy Intern - Medical Center East

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Pharmacy Intern performs pharmacy tasks in direct support of a pharmacist’s ongoing responsibilities, with occasional guidance and direct pharmacist supervision. Duties contribute to preparing and/or dispensing medications for patient administration. The intern also provides customer service by answering phone requests and directing callers to the appropriate person when unable to answer their questions, and follows departmental inventory-control processes. The role requires foundational capability in medication preparation, dispensing and distribution; pharmaceutical quality assurance and compliance; pharmacy computer use; and drug inventory and records management. The intern performs routine, clearly defined work using established procedures, contributes individually to the team, and demonstrates a commitment to quality, safety, customer service, accountability, continuous improvement, and adapting to new technology and changes.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Less than one year of relevant work experience.
Work is directly supervised by a pharmacist.
Demonstrate foundational proficiency in reviewing, preparing, dispensing, and distributing prescribed medications.
Maintain working knowledge of applicable rules and regulations and support compliance with regulations and organizational policies and procedures.
Demonstrate basic understanding of computers or complete training for applications used to support medication-use processes.
Demonstrate general experience with drug inventory and records management, including maintaining appropriate medication inventory levels and organizing pharmacy- and patient-related information.

Responsibilities

Assist the pharmacist in preparing, dispensing, and/or distributing medications.
Apply departmental processes for inventory control.
Perform activities as directed by pharmacists and/or pharmacy managers in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and hospital policies.
Provide outstanding customer service to internal and external customers.
Answer phone requests and direct calls to the appropriate person when unable to provide the requested information.
Operate computer systems and use technology.
Perform other duties as assigned.