Pharmacy Intern - 4th Year, Casual

About the role

Under the general direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Director, Drug Use and Disease State Management, and general supervision of the Staff Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Intern is responsible for supporting the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients at UPMC. These services will be provided in compliance with state and federal regulations, JCAHO Standards and the mission and policies of the hospital and departments.

Schedule

• Varying hours, Monday-Friday; travel required to other clinics
• First summer: 40 hours/week with alternating day/evening/weekend work
• During school year: every third weekend with minimal commitment of 8 hours per pay period (non-weekend shifts)
• Holiday commitment: one summer and one winter holiday on a rotational basis
• Expected to work 2-3 shifts during each school break, dependent on departmental needs

Responsibilities

• Assists the pharmacist with medication distribution, including filling medication orders, preparing IV admixtures/chemotherapy and controlled substance orders, maintaining patient profiles, performing prepacking, delivering medications, and exchanging emergency medication carts
• Accurately completes departmental documentation and billing by the end of each scheduled shift, including dispensing and compounding records, refrigerator logs, hood-cleaning records, chemotherapy compounding records, patient/department billing, and controlled substance delivery records
• Progressively over 3 years, assists the Drug Use and Disease State Management Program by reviewing physician prescribing practices, assisting with design of formulary decisions, and evaluating medication error and adverse event experience
• Effectively uses information systems, robotics, and other applications to prepare medication labels, assist with dispensing medications, and prepare drug information responses
• Completes clinical workload documentation (manual or electronic) by the end of each scheduled shift in accordance with Department procedures
• Develops and maintains a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment
• Assists the pharmacist with medication review, including computer order entry, monitoring allergies, enforcing formulary decisions, and evaluating drug interactions

Requirements

• Good standing in an accredited School of Pharmacy
• Minimum course equivalency of first professional year of college of Pharmacy
• Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy Intern Certificate (certification preferred)
• For Maryland only: Pharmacy Intern licensed required
• Act 34 clearance required

Qualifications

• Prior experience in pharmacy practice and career track in hospital pharmacy preferred
• Good communication and computer skills