Pharmacy Intern

Location Address:

333 Smith Ave N Saint Paul, MN 55102-2344

Date Posted:

April 06, 2026

Department:

34007800 Pharmacy Services

Shift:

Day/Evening/Night (United States of America)

Shift Length:

8 hour shift

Hours Per Week:

0

Union Contract:

Non-Union-NCT

Weekend Rotation:

Occasional

Job 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.

Key Position Details:

• Casual (0.0 FTE)
• 8-hour day/evening/night shifts
• Occasional weekends

Meet Our Care Team Members: Pharmacy Intern

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

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 Demand