About the role#
This is a first-year inpatient pharmacy internship based at Fairview Southdale Hospital. You will gain hands-on experience in a hospital pharmacy setting while supporting clinical care and daily operations. This position is casual and requires availability for day and evening shifts, including one weekend per month.
What you'll do#
- Provide clinical care and assist the pharmacy manager with daily operations.
- Support pharmacists and provide indirect supervision for support staff.
- Monitor patient records for allergies, drug interactions, and therapy appropriateness.
- Perform patient evaluations, collect data, and interpret findings related to prescribed therapies.
- Dispense medications accurately and ensure complete billing to payers.
- Deliver medications and supplies to patient care areas.
- Support inpatient workflows, including sterile compounding.
- Participate in team meetings and multidisciplinary care discussions.
- Identify and resolve patient-specific medication problems.
- Maintain proficiency in pharmacy practice and demonstrate cultural competence.
- Support medication safety and error management activities.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment as a student at an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Active registration as a Pharmacy Intern with the Minnesota State Board of Pharmacy upon hire.
- Proficiency in English and competent mathematical skills.
- Strong problem-solving ability and commitment to following policies and procedures.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Previous pharmacy experience in retail, hospital, or infusion therapy settings is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minnesota.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Schedule: Casual hours, day and evening shifts, one weekend per month.
- Compensation: $24.00 to $26.00 per hour.
About Fairview Health Services
Fairview Health Services operates as a nonprofit health system based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The organization provides a network of care including community and academic hospitals, primary and specialty clinics, and senior living facilities. It functions as part of M Health Fairview, a collaboration with the University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. The system maintains 10 hospitals and 60 primary care clinics alongside home health, hospice, and pharmacy services.
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