Pharmacy Intern - Inpatient | Bemidji - PRN

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. 

Work Shift:

Varies (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Salary Range: $15.00 - $23.00

Union Position:

No

Department Details

Summary

A pharmacy intern is a student who works in a pharmacy to gain hands-on experience. These individuals work under the supervision of licensed pharmacists and pharmacy managers to ensure that they are performing their job duties correctly.

Job Description

In a medical center, the pharmacist reviews and interprets provider orders, provides drug information, assists in problem solving, and provides other aspects of pharmaceutical care. The pharmacist utilizes appropriate age-related patient information to assess the pharmaceutical needs of patients, which may include provision of pharmaceutical care to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Duties for a pharmacy intern may consistent of pharmacist responsibilities mentioned above while working under purview of a pharmacist. May include decentralized clinical functions, such as direct patient interaction/interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, customer or patient counseling, collecting accurate medication list. May also include centralized clinical functions, such as checking and dispensing medications and overseeing the clinical functions of the IV room. Additionally, a pharmacy intern may complete duties analogous to an inpatient pharmacy technician. This includes unit dose dispensing, IV admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, navigating the electronic medical record, compounding, and working with automated dispensing devices.

Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves.

Pharmacy services at Sanford Health may include involvement in acute care surgery, neurology, cardiology, pediatrics, oncology, infusion services, intensive care, general medicine, dialysis, transplant, antimicrobial stewardship, and medication reconciliation.

Qualifications

Must meet the minimum education requirements to be registered through the respective state board of pharmacy (requirements vary by state).

In Minnesota, one year must be completed in a professional pharmacy program (third year in school as the first 2 years are the pre-pharmacy courses).

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. 

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