Pharmacy Intern

Date Posted: 06/15/2022 Requisition Number: 1977Location: CHA Everett Hospital Work Days: Various Shifts Category: Pharmacy Department: InPt Pharmacy Operations at EH Job Type: Per Diem On Call Work Shift: Various Shifts Hours/Week: 0.00 Union: No Union Name: Non UnionDEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:At Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), the inpatient pharmacy has the best of both worlds - an innovative academic environment in a community hospital setting. The inpatient pharmacy at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a dynamic department with cutting edge clinical services and state of the art automation and technology. We utilize EPIC for our Electronic Health Record (EHR), Pyxis technology for dispensing and have bedside barcoding implemented in all inpatient areas. All of the services we provide are performed with a focus on optimizing clinical outcomes and patient safety, increasing patient satisfaction and improving the financial sustainability of the organization.The staff in the inpatient pharmacy department at CHA is made up of a team of Clinical Specialists, Staff Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Interns.The staff pharmacists at CHA have much more than a traditional distributive role. Our pharmacists operate with collaborative practice agreements in place to carry out approved drug therapy protocols. The staff pharmacists spend much of their time outside the pharmacy participating in multidisciplinary rounds (MDR) and providing education to patients prior to discharge. The inpatient pharmacy team of pharmacists, technicians and interns work under the direction of the inpatient pharmacy manager to ensure safe medication dispensing, compounding and distribution. Summary:Under the general supervision of the Pharmacy Manager, and the immediate supervision of the Pharmacists, and within established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, assists the Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technicians in routine duties throughout the department. Essential job functions are focused on customer satisfaction, effective use of resources, teamwork, innovation and continuous quality improvementResponsibilities: Accurately creates / maintains a patient profile of health- and insurance-related information in the pharmacy computer system. Accurately registers patients and enters prescription orders into the computer systems. Assists patients, family members and/or employees who drop off prescriptions; sets appropriate prescription pick-up expectations. At point of sale, verifies that the patient or agent receives the correct prescription(s). Assists Ambulatory Pharmacists in filling prescription orders, compounding various non-sterile products, dispensing prescriptions and making the offer to counsel. Assists Ambulatory Pharmacists in handling phone calls from patients and health care providers. Places daily order with the wholesaler, receives / opens / places into inventory all items, verifies associated paperwork.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Other information:Education/Training: Currently enrolled in an ACPE approved pharmacy program. Licensure: MA Intern LicenseWork Experience: Minimum of one year experience as a pharmacy technician is preferred. Registration: Must have a current intern registration in good standing from the Massachusetts Board of keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.

Created: 2025-11-15