Pharmacy Intern - Shriners Children's

Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Under the direct supervision of a SHC-Philadelphia Pharmacist, the Pharmacy Intern will assist in the preparation and delivery of medication for patients, process medication orders accurately and safely according to established departmental guidelines and good manufacturing practices including sterile compounding. The Pharmacy Intern will also support the mission and vision of the Department of Pharmacy as well as Shriners Hospital for Children.

The Pharmacy Intern will:

• Generate labels through SHCIS (medication labels, batch fill).
• Prepare, package and label unit dose medications.
• Compound extemporaneous preparations in accordance with USP <795> guidelines.
• Prepare compounded sterile products (CSPs) utilizing established USP <797> guidelines
• Fill patient medication orders daily and deliver medications to patient care units.
• Re-Stock, de-stock and support general management of the Automated Dispensing Cabinets.
• Assist in the quality assurance program for expired medications.
• Assist in the monitoring and refilling of medication and supplies

Other Duties

• Perform duties in compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, codes and standards of the Hospital.
• Demonstrate strong communications skills both speaking and writing.
• Demonstrate proficient pharmaceutical calculation skills.
• Interpret, prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and following the hospitals Policies and Procedures.
• Demonstrate efficient time management skills.
• Maintain a professional image at all times.
• Understand and maintain HIPPA compliance regarding patient confidentiality.
• Gain and understanding of departmental compliance regarding accreditation, legal, regulatory and safety requirements.

Requirements:

• Pharmacy interns must be enrolled in an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy and be in good academic standing.
• Pharmacy interns must satisfy all pre-employment requirements for Shriners Hospital for Children including drug screening and FBI background check.

Clinical Opportunities:

• Pharmacy Interns who demonstrate proficiencies in clinical skill sets will have the opportunity to observe surgery and shadow Anesthesiologists to gain direct experience with medication use in the OR and PACU environments.
• Opportunities to round with Clinical Pharmacists in the PICU and Medical / Surgical units will be available based on student performance and clinical proficiencies commensurate with their professional year.

Commitment:

• Pharmacy interns must demonstrate a commitment to the positon regarding scheduling and minimum hours of support during the academic year.
• As a condition of employment, Pharmacy Interns will be required to be local and available in the summer (May-August) for hours ranging from part time to full time.
• Failure to comply with established work schedules without prior notification and arrangements for coverage may result in termination.

Hours of Operation:

Monday – Friday: 6:30 am – 8:30 pm

Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Holidays: Closed

Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. 

Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

In accordance with local and system policies, all SHC employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to be eligible for hire.