Highmark Health · 5 hours ago
Pharmacy Intern - West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh PA, 15224, West Penn 4800 Friendship Ave
Internship
Onsite
InternHighmark Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist in various technical and clinical duties within the hospital's pharmacy. The intern will work under the supervision of a pharmacist, performing tasks such as preparing medications, maintaining inventory, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
Health CareHospital
Responsibilities
Uses clinical skills to assess medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness
Procures and distributes medication orders per physician or pharmacist request, or prearranged work assignment according to established policies, procedures, and protocols. Under direct supervision of a pharmacist, fills routine patient orders for unit dose carts and prepackaged pharmaceuticals, preparing, compounding and labeling IV admixture, antibiotics, cardiac drips, solutions, irrigations, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy
Continuously maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures through assigned inspections, use of automated dispensing units and medication supplies depending on facility. Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations, restocks medications and IV dispensing area, prepackages bulk medications in unit dose packages
Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications. Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation, and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy
Maintains competence required for current position and has ability to perform all technician duties to assist in training of new employees and students
Contributes to the effective operation of the department through all activities including computer functions, process cart fill lists, pick lists, refill medications, generation of labels, and answers phones appropriately. Maintains a clean and orderly work environment
Participates in continuous performance improvement and regulatory compliance efforts. Takes responsibility for quality improvement efforts and then monitors processes and results
Maintains an attitude that promotes and fosters an environment of safety
Performs other duties as assigned or required
Qualification
Required
Enrolled in a School of Pharmacy or Foreign pharmacy graduate and has applied for a Pharmacy Intern license within the state of PA within 120 days of hire
Company
Highmark Health
Highmark Health is an integrated health care delivery and financing network.
Founded in 1848
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.75MKey Investors
Henry L. Hillman FoundationRichard King Mellon Foundation
2025-06-11Grant· $1.75M
2021-05-10Grant· $5M
Leadership Team
David Holmberg
Chief Executive Officer
Karen Hanlon
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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