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Pharmacy Intern

Pharmacy Intern

CompanyAllina Health
LocationCottage Grove, MN, USA
Salary$21.5 – $21.5
TypeInternship
DegreesPharmD
Experience LevelInternship

Requirements

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • Performs medication distribution.
  • 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.

Preferred Qualifications

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