Pharmacy Intern

Overview

As a pharmacy intern, you play a crucial role in patient care, medication safety, and clinical excellence. This hands-on role provides experience in dispensing medications, performing clinical reviews, and supporting pharmacy operations alongside experienced healthcare professionals. We provide a collaborative learning environment where you can refine your clinical knowledge, develop essential skills, and contribute to better health outcomes. Your work in medication reconciliation, compounding, and inventory management will have a direct impact on patient well-being.

Join us in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate pharmaceutical care while building a strong foundation for your future in pharmacy.

• Performs medication distribution.
• Prepares, checks, and dispenses medications.
• Fills first doses and refill floor stock.
• May perform data entry, adjudication, filing, and selling prescription duties.
• May review clinical data on patient profile for clinical appropriateness.
• May perform first or second checks to ensure accuracy of data entry, clinical components, and filling process.
• Compounds and documents extemporaneous doses.
• Prepackages and documents solid and liquid dosage forms in unit dose and unit of use packaging.
• Audits automated dispensing cabinet medications.
• Fills automated dispensing cabinet medications, cart fill & stock outs.
• May compound and prepares IV admixtures and syringes.
• May admix chemotherapy bags and syringes.
• Delivers medications, IVs and supplies as needed.
• Gathers medications that have been discontinued on the floor.
• Restocks medications used on crash carts and other emergency boxes/kits.
• Delivers medications into automated dispensing cabinets.
• May order, receive, unpack, and check incoming stock against invoice and put away.
• May assist the buyer and keep them informed of inventory needs.
• May perform inventory management process.
• Performs admission medication histories.
• Performs medication reconciliation interview with patient.
• Utilizes nursing home medication administration records to complete medication reconciliation.
• Accesses and applies information from electronic health record.
• Communicates with overseeing pharmacist regarding reconciliation and recommendations.
• May provide clinical/informational services to patients, medical staff, and other healthcare professional.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be 18 years of age with education and/or experience needed to meet required functional competencies as listed on the job description
• Enrolled in an accredited school of pharmacy working towards a Pharmacist degree or
• Foreign-trained pharmacist working towards state Pharmacist licensure

• High school diploma or GED
• Completion of one year at an accredited College of Pharmacy or
• 0 to 2 years experience in Pharmacy

• Pharmacy Intern Certification/Registration upon hire required
• Pharmacy Intern Certification/Registration if registered Pharmacy Technician upon hire within 1 Year required

• Light Work
• Lifting weight up to 20 lbs. occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently

This posting represents an evergreen requisition and does not reflect a current vacancy. It is used to identify pharmacy students enrolled in a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program who may be considered for a current or future Pharmacy Intern opportunities within Allina Health outpatient and/or specialty pharmacy settings. A Talent Acquisition Specialist may contact applicants to confirm interest and eligibility.

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