Intern - Pharmacy

Great Plains Health • North Platte, NE

13d

About The Position

The Pharmacist Intern assists with pharmacy operations under the guidance and supervision of pharmacists. Duties include preparing and distributing medications, monitoring and safely handling drug inventory, maintaining records as assigned, and serving as an education resource for staff and patients. Pharmacist interns must be supervised at all times while performing intern functions, which may include aspects of pharmacy practice unless otherwise restricted.

Under pharmacist supervision, an intern may administer vaccines, provide patient counseling and drug information to patients and staff, and document chart notes when cosigned by a pharmacist. The role requires frequent walking and standing, manual dexterity, and the ability to handle supplies weighing up to 50 pounds and reach above shoulder height.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Currently enrolled in or graduated from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy program and in good academic standing.
• Active registration in good standing with the Nebraska Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacist Intern before the start date.
• Ability to walk and stand frequently, bend or stoop, lift or carry, push or pull, balance, and perform handling and manual-dexterity tasks.
• Ability to speak, hear, and see to perform the job.
• Ability to lift or handle supplies weighing up to 50 pounds and reach above shoulder height to remove items from shelves.

Responsibilities

• Assist in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing medications and supplies in appropriate locations.
• Package medications, restock dispensing areas, and identify and fill replacement items in floor stock areas, crash carts, and automated devices.
• Prepare sterile products, including large-volume and piggyback items.
• Collect orders, requisitions, and medications for return from patient care areas during delivery rounds.
• Generate reports and re-dispense labels as required.
• Answer telephone calls, identify self and department, direct calls to appropriate staff, respond to customers at the front counter, and make deliveries when requested.
• Track medication expiration dates in the pharmacy department and patient care areas, and remove expiring medications from facility areas.
• Perform work-related requests and tasks assigned by pharmacists, recognizing that pharmacists oversee the intern's work as specified by state law.
• Under pharmacist supervision, administer vaccines; provide patient counseling and drug information to patients and staff; and document chart notes when cosigned by a pharmacist.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern