Pharmacy Intern - Specialty Pharmacy

Sanford Health•Fargo, ND

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Sanford Specialty Pharmacy is located at the Sanford Broadway Campus. We focus on high-cost medications and complex disease states. Our intern program is designed to progress from refill coordination and medication dispensing to patient counseling and clinical practice as the intern progresses through the PharmD curriculum. 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.

Requirements

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.
Must maintain annual registration as an Undergraduate Pharmacy Intern through the respective State Board of Pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

Progression of responsibilities as you progress through pharmacy school
High level of patient interaction
Pharmacist mentor assigned to each intern
Clinical project opportunities
Flexible scheduling around your classes

Responsibilities

Reviews, interprets and dispenses both prescription and non-prescription medication to patients.
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.
Monitors the health and progress of patients in response to drug therapy.
Must be able to learn and utilize new technology as the profession of pharmacy evolves.
Provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy series and pharmacy support personnel.
Reviews and interprets provider orders, provides drug information, assists in problem solving, and provides other aspects of pharmaceutical care.
Unit dose dispensing, IV Admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, navigating the electronic medical record, compounding, and working with automated dispensing devices.
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.
Follows all established regulations and standards that govern the practice of pharmacy.
May be required to act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers.
Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
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.
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.