Pharmacy Intern

Job 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 hospital or store pharmacy managers to ensure that they are performing their job duties correctly.

Duties

• Reviews, interprets and dispenses both prescription and non-prescription medication to patients in a retail/community pharmacy setting.
• Takes an active role in responding to prescription issues and advising providers on the selection, dosage, interaction and side effects of medications.
• Counsels patients on the medication prescription including but not limited to: proper administration, possible side effects, expected response, storage and any other questions posed by the patient.
• Maintains the health and progress of patients in response to drug therapy.
• Learns and utilizes new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves.
• Provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy series and pharmacy support personnel.

Qualifications

• Must meet the minimum education requirements to be registered through the respective state board of pharmacy (requirements vary by state).
• In North Dakota, one year of full time college or university must be completed with pre-pharmacy curriculum.
• 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).
• Must maintain annual registration as an Undergraduate Pharmacy Intern through the respective State Board of Pharmacy.
• In South Dakota, if the individual has not started the first professional year of pharmacy curriculum, they must be licensed as a pharmacy technician in training through the South Dakota Board of Pharmacy.
• The Pharmacy Intern registration must be attained within four months of hire.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.

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