SE - Pharmacy Intern

POSITION SUMMARY:

Works under the direct supervision of a Registered Pharmacist utilizing established policies and procedures to maintain and distribute medications to patient care units, special services and other areas throughout the medical center. Intern will participate in the filling and stocking of automated dispensing devices, including handling and transporting of controlled substances. 

Under direct supervision, manufactures interns will be responsible for non-sterile and sterile compounding of medications.

Position: SE - Pharmacy Intern        

Department: Inpatient Pharmacy

Schedule: Full Time

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES: 

• Under direct pharmacist supervision, assists in the filling of unit dose medications for delivery to patient care units by selecting proper medication from Pharmacy stock, and delivering to Nursing units on a pre-determined time schedule. 
• Prepares medications for delivery to patient care units by selecting proper medication from pharmacy stock. 
• Restocks automated dispensing devices. 
• Assists in the handling, transport, delivery and restocking of controlled substances, within the limits of established hospital pharmacy policies and procedures. 
• Inventories and restocks medications as needed. 
• Responsible for the answering of telephone calls to the pharmacy. Handles calls as needed, and finds person qualified to respond as needed.
• Performs weekly inspections of medication rooms as assigned. 
• Performs monthly inspections of pharmacy inventory for appropriate medication expiration dating. 
• Assembles and prepares medication trays. 
• Assembles medications and supplies required in customized medication kits. 
• Calculate and prepare extemporaneous dosage forms not available from commercial sources. 
• Assembles and prepares ingredients to manufacture intravenous admixtures, small and large volume parenteral infusions, irrigation solutions, and other sterile dosage forms. 
• Assembles and prepares cancer chemotherapy agents including the aseptic transfer of chemotherapy agents to large volume parenterals using aseptic technique to assure sterility and negative pressure technique to assure no drug contact to technicians' hands. 
• Records all products used in the compounding of sterile products as required by department standards of practice and policies. 
• Assists cleaning pharmacy delivery carts, medication bins, shelves, patient medication cassettes and drawers, and other pharmacy equipment as assigned. 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• High school diploma or equivalent and must be currently enrolled in a pharmacy degree program, in good academic standing, with at least two years completed.  

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• N/A

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED: 

• Registered in Massachusetts as a Pharmacy Intern with the Board of Pharmacy. 

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS PREFERRED:

• N/A

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES (KSAs):