About the role#
This is a first-year inpatient pharmacy internship based at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota. You will support the pharmacy team by providing clinical care and assisting with daily operations. This role focuses on immediate clinical care and inpatient workflow support as you begin your pharmacy career. This is a paid, non-benefit eligible position with casual hours scheduled on a bi-weekly basis, including day and evening shifts and one weekend per month.
What you'll do#
- Provide clinical care and perform patient evaluations related to prescribed therapies.
- Monitor patient records for allergies, drug interactions, and therapy appropriateness.
- Dispense medications in compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational requirements.
- Support inpatient workflows, including sterile compounding and the delivery of medications and supplies to patient care areas.
- Identify and resolve patient-specific medication-related problems.
- Assist the pharmacy manager with pharmacy operations and provide indirect supervision for support staff.
- Participate in team meetings and multidisciplinary care discussions.
- Support medication safety and error management activities.
- Utilize pharmacy technologies to maintain accuracy and efficiency.
- Ensure accurate billing to payers.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment as a student at an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Active registration as a Pharmacy Intern with the MN State Board of Pharmacy upon hire.
- Strong mathematical skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Proficiency in English and excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to adhere to all policies and procedures.
- Previous pharmacy experience in retail, hospital, or infusion therapy settings is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, Minnesota.
- Modality: On-site.
- 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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