Pharmacy Intern - UPMC Presbyterian - Pharmacy Students Encouraged To Apply!

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Presbyterian 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, including automation, robots, dispensing, delivery, IV room, narcotic processes, or satellite. In the summer, you will have project time and shadow a Unit Base Pharmacist in your P-3 year. If you are a Pharmacy Student with a desire to be a part of a dedicated inpatient team, apply today!

Requirements

Good standing in an accredited School of Pharmacy, entering P1 year or above
Applied for intern license within 90 days of hire.
Good communication and computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Pharmacy students encouraged to apply
Desire to be a part of a dedicated inpatient team

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.
Demonstrate a service orientation in all interpersonal relations. Conveys a positive, professional image.
Prepare drug information responses and medication use evaluations.
Develops and maintains a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
Performs other duties as assigned.