Pharmacy Intern

Department: 70027908 Community Pharmacy United Outpatient
Shift: Day/Evening (United States of America)
Hours: 0
Contract: Non-Union-NCT
Weekend Rotation: Occasional
Job Profile Summary: 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.

Job Description:

Responsible for preparing, dispensing, and checking medications, obtaining medication histories, and ensuring effective flow of operations within the pharmacy. Interns work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Provides assistance and support to the pharmacists and technicians in the clinical and distributive operations of the department.

Principle 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.

Required Qualifications

• 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

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

Licenses/Certifications

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

Physical Demands

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

Additional Job Description:

• Casual (0.0 FTE)
• 8 hour, day/evening shifts
• Every other weekend

The following information is the respective pay by year of the student in their year in school and is a non-negotiable hourly rate:

1st year: $21.50/hour
2nd year: $22.50/hour
3rd year: $23.50/hour
4th year $24.50/hour

Meet our Care Team Members: Allina Pharmacy team

Pay Range:

Flat Rate: $21.50 per hour

• This position is paid on a standard non-negotiable hourly rate. Shift, weekend and/or other differentials may be available to increase your pay rate for certain shifts or work.

Benefit Summary:

Allina Health believes the best way to provide safe and compassionate care for our patients is by nurturing the passion of those who care for them. That’s why we devote extraordinary resources to help you grow and thrive — not only as a professional but also as a whole person. When you join our team, you have access to a wealth of valuable employee benefits that support the total well-being — mind, body, spirit and community — of you and your family members.

Allina Health is all in on your well-being. Because well-being means something different to everyone, our award-winning program provides you with the resources you need to help you navigate your personal journey. This includes up to $100 in well-being dollars, dedicated well-being navigators, and many programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching and tools to support you on your journey.

In addition, Allina Health offers employee resources groups (ERGs) - voluntary, employee-led groups that serve as a resource for members and organizations by fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with the organization's mission, values, goals, business practices, and objectives. Allina Health also engages employees in various community involvement and volunteering events.

Benefits include:

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Allina Health is a 501(c)(3) eligible employer

Benefit eligibility/offerings are determined by FTE and if you are represented by a union.