Pharmacy Student Intern

Catholic Health Initiatives; Papillion (NE); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health Initiatives seeks a Pharmacy Intern to support pharmacists in medication preparation, compounding, and distribution. You will handle inventory management, ensure compliance with DEA/FDA/state regulations, and work with pharmacy automation to optimize safety and efficiency.

Under direct supervision, you will progress in responsibilities during your didactic education, gaining practical experience for your future role as a pharmacist in the CHI Health Midlands system.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an accredited College of Pharmacy
• Pharmacist Intern license in Nebraska

Responsibilities

• Assist the Pharmacist in medication preparation and compounding
• Support inventory management and distribution using pharmacy automation
• Apply accuracy and attention to detail in controlled substances management and regulatory compliance
• Manage medication storage areas and perform cycle counts to monitor inventory and expiration dates
• Triage calls and questions regarding medication distribution; assist other caregivers within scope
• Participate in clinical and administrative functions under supervision of a licensed pharmacist

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacy Intern, you will be responsible for assisting the Pharmacist in medication preparation, compounding, inventory management, and distribution.

Every day you will apply extreme accuracy and attention to detail, assisting with controlled substances management, meeting DEA, FDA, and state regulations, and managing medication storage areas using pharmacy automation. You will field and triage calls and questions regarding medication distribution, assisting other caregivers within your scope of practice, and actively participate in clinical and administrative functions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.

To be successful in this role, you will progress in responsibilities throughout your time with the organization and in your didactic education, augmenting your education and gaining insight and practical experience for your future roles as a pharmacist.

• Use pharmacy automation to optimize safety and efficiency in drug distribution.

• Compound IV Admixture of sterile and non-sterile products according to USP and Board of Pharmacy requirements (if applicable by job assignment)

• Repackage medication into unit dose following USP regulations

• Perform specialized narcotic distribution, maintains accurate perpetual inventories and identifies discrepancies

• Manage pharmaceutical and supply inventory; completes cycle counts and monitors medication inventory levels and expiration dates

• Perform nursing unit/clinical area medication storage area inspections

• Perform pharmaceutical calculations accurately and independently

• Respond appropriately to customers (healthcare professionals, patients, families, and other caregivers) and other requests via telephone or in person to appropriately manage issues and provide follow-up

• Participate in clinical and administrative functions as assigned by pharmacy leadership

Job Requirements

Required

• Current enrollment in an accredited College of Pharmacy

• Pharmacist Intern license in Nebraska

Where You'll Work

At CHI Health Midlands we proudly serve Sarpy County and surrounding areas in Nebraska with patient-focused care. When designing our facility, we kept the patient viewpoint in mind, setting a tone for a more comfortable, less stressful hospital stay. We provide our patients with some of the highest quality scores in the country in heart and vascular, emergency, and surgical care. Also, we offer high quality care in diagnostics/radiology, women's care, home care, orthopedics, sleep and breathing disorders.

Pay Range

$18.06 - $25.51 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.