Student Pharmacist

Fairview Health Services•Edina, MN

About The Position

Provide clinical care to pharmacy patients and assist the pharmacy manager with pharmacy operations and management. Support pharmacists, provide indirect supervision for support staff, and ensure adherence to policies and procedures. Responsibilities vary by setting. In retail pharmacy, duties include insurance verification, prior authorizations, resolving third-party prescription issues, processing manual prescriptions, handling cash register transactions and customer service, and supporting scheduling, pharmacy software, and bookkeeping. In hospital pharmacy, duties include delivering medications and supplies to patient care areas, supporting inpatient workflows including sterile compounding, participating in multidisciplinary care discussions, and focusing increasingly on infusion therapies and direct patient monitoring. Student pharmacists progress through year-specific duties. Retail Year 1 focuses on operational support; Year 2 adds clinical and immunization responsibilities; Year 3 expands clinical care and supervisory duties; and Year 4 involves full clinical integration, interdisciplinary collaboration, cultural competence, and mentoring. In the hospital setting, Year 1 involves immediate clinical care; Year 2 adds therapy modification and interdisciplinary collaboration; Year 3 expands counseling, medication safety, and cultural competence; and Year 4 involves full clinical integration, personalized medicine, advanced collaboration, and culturally responsive care. This is a non-benefit-eligible position. Fairview offers employees the option to participate in its 403(b) plan, earn Sick and Safe Time, and access earned wages early. Compensation is a flat rate within the specified range; the actual rate may depend on FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, market conditions, and internal team equity.

Requirements

Be enrolled as a student at an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
For Year 2, completion of Year 1 of pharmacy school is required.
For Year 3, completion of Year 2 of pharmacy school is required.
For Year 4, completion of Year 3 of pharmacy school is required.
Excellent customer service skills.
Proficiency in English.
Problem-solving ability.
Ability to adhere to policies and procedures.
Competent mathematical skills.
Active registration as a Pharmacy Intern with the MN State Board of Pharmacy upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Previous pharmacy experience in retail, hospital, or infusion therapies.

Responsibilities

Provide patient counseling and prospective drug use evaluation.
Perform patient evaluations related to prescribed therapies; collect, analyze, and interpret data.
Monitor patient records for allergies, drug interactions, and therapy appropriateness.
Dispense medications accurately and in compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
Identify and resolve patient-specific medication-related problems.
Support medication safety and error management activities.
Ensure accurate and complete billing to payers.
Use pharmacy technologies to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Participate in team meetings and interdisciplinary discussions.
Maintain proficiency in pharmacy practice through ongoing education.
Demonstrate cultural competence and developmental sensitivity in patient care.
In retail pharmacy, verify insurance, obtain prior authorizations, and address third-party prescription issues.
Process manual prescriptions, including EZ-DME, Worker’s Compensation, and breast pumps.
Handle cash register transactions and provide customer service.
Support scheduling, pharmacy software, and bookkeeping activities.
Deliver medications and supplies to hospital patient care areas.
Support inpatient workflows, including sterile compounding.
Participate in multidisciplinary care discussions with clinical teams.
Support infusion therapies and direct patient monitoring.
Progress through year-specific responsibilities, including operational support, clinical care, immunization responsibilities, supervisory duties, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring as applicable to the year and setting.