Pharmacy Intern (PRN) - Infectious Diseases

Position Summary

Assists pharmacists with daily pharmacy operations in a supportive role, under the pharmacist’s direct supervision. Providing coverage in multiple areas: infusion, retail, and investigational drug services at all locations.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepares and compounds complex sterile parenteral products including cytotoxic and hazardous medications using proper aseptic technique, assuring continuous quality control during medication preparation. Performs required calculations, verification of doses, accurate preparation, dispense-prep, labelling and dispensing of medications. Includes timely delivery of finished products to nursing staff and patients.
• Processing retail prescriptions including but not limited to: typing, filling, submitting overrides for insurance claims, calling insurance companies, communicating with provider teams, operating a cash register, collecting patient copays, providing excellent customer service, coordinating prescription deliveries for patients, and filing paperwork.
• Assisting with Inventory management tasks including but not limited to rotating stock, unpacking orders, restocking, checking for expired or recalled medications, filling automated dispensing machines, completing inventory reports.
• Assists pharmacists with any requested pharmacy duties, answer telephone, responds to nursing, provider team staff, or patients. Ensures pharmacy is kept neat, clean, and orderly.
• Maintains compliance with quality assurance monitoring programs including but not limited to temperature monitoring of pharmacy room temperature, refrigerators and freezers.
• Participates in pharmacy continuing educational programs, seminars, and all required training and certifications to maintain job status and/or pharmacy licensure as required by law.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions
Normal office environment

Physical Effort
Typically sitting at desk or table
Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement

Equipment
Office equipment

Ability to travel to various on- and off-campus locations.