About the role#
Kindred Hospital Aurora is looking for a Pharmacy Intern to join our team. You will support our licensed pharmacists in preparing, repacking, and dispensing medications. This role focuses on ensuring medication safety and effectiveness through clinical monitoring and reconciliation. You will report directly to the Director of Pharmacy.
What you'll do#
- Assist pharmacists with medication preparation and dispensing.
- Deliver medications to patient care units.
- Restock and manage expiration dates for automated dispensing machines.
- Order and store medications.
- Unit-dose medications that are not prepackaged.
- Prepare sterile and non-sterile compounds following USP standards.
- Process records, compute charges, and generate computer reports.
- Monitor drug therapy and document clinical interventions under pharmacist supervision.
- Participate in pharmacy medication reconciliation activities.
- Maintain positive relationships with customers while following regulatory and accreditation standards.
What you'll need#
- Active enrollment in or graduation from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, or FPEGC certification.
- Current Pharmacy Intern Licensure as required by the state.
- BCLS certification.
- Strong math and science skills.
- Ability to read, write, and speak fluent English.
- Basic computer skills for processing prescription orders and word processing.
- Good and regular attendance.
- At least one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital setting is preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: Aurora, Colorado.
- Modality: On-site.
- Schedule: Weekend availability.
- Employment type: Full-time.
About Kindred
Kindred operates a network of long-term acute care hospitals and community-based short-term acute care hospital campuses. The organization provides medical and rehabilitative care services. It maintains 61 long-term acute care hospitals across the United States. The company is based in Louisville, Kentucky. Following its acquisition, its facilities now operate under LifePoint Health or ScionHealth.
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