Pharmacy Intern - Outpatient/Ambulatory Pharmacy

Application open for Ohio State University PharmD Candidates Class of 2030 only. Must have weekday-evening and weekend availability.

Schedule

• Must be able to work up to 15 hours a week during the semester
• Weekend rotations required
• Holiday rotations required (scheduled holidays beginning Summer 2027)

About the role

Engages in professional development activities and meetings, as designated by assigned supervisor. Provides patient care, enhances education, and develops customer service skills. Grows and develops skill sets through extensive training, professional projects, presentations, and shadowing.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of and compliance with USP 795 and 800 standards and other regulatory requirements, which allow safe and accurate preparation and/or compounding of hazardous and non-hazardous nonsterile products (both oral and topical), including reconstitution when applicable.
• Completes projects and assignments such as topic discussions, journal clubs, clinical rotations, research projects, presentations, professional development, competitions, and simulation center participation.
• Dispenses medication and provides counsel on the medication. Manages dispensing information through the computer system and patient profile.
• Reviews patient profiles for possible medication complications before dispensing and takes appropriate action to correct problems. Complies with OBRA-90 regulations.
• Extemporaneously compounds medications which are not commercially available (i.e. suspensions, ointments, etc.).
• Accepts prescriptions, establishes billing/patient charge, documents patient’s allergies correctly, interprets and enters outpatient prescription into the computer.

Requirements

• Actively enrolled in an accredited College of Pharmacy
• Eligible for a State Board of Pharmacy Intern License
• Must demonstrate ongoing Outpatient Pharmacy Technician I competencies, knowledge, and skills minimally

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally: Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Fume/Gases/Vapors, Lifting/Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Sitting
• Frequently: Biohazard waste, Flexing/extending of neck, Interpreting Data, Lifting/Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Pushing/Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing/Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel
• Continuously: Audible speech, Bend/twist, Chemicals/Medications, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Lifting/Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Standing, Walking