Pharmacy Intern

locationsIntermountain Health American Fork Hospitaltime typePart timeposted onPosted 30+ Days Agotime left to applyEnd Date: January 1, 2025 (13 days left to apply)job requisition idR103967

Job Description:

The pharmacy student (intern) assists pharmacists to provide pharmacy services including the evaluation and input of licensed independent practitioner orders/prescriptions, and the technical functions of drug procurement, preparation, and distribution. These and all other duties are completed under the supervision of a pharmacist. Expectation: Become proficient in pharmacy technical functions and the basic pharmacology and utilization of medications.

This position will work at our American Fork Hospital.

The shifts for this position will be every 3rd Saturday (9:00-17:30), Sunday (9:00-17:30), and Monday (16:00-20:00).

Scope

Pharmacy Intern Level I is a training, learning position. Students of an accredited school of pharmacy are required to complete training hours that may be part of a paid internship. Pharmacy Intern Level I is the position associated with either a first year pharmacy student or a new employee to the practice area or site.

Job Essentials

Provides excellent service to patients, pharmacists, interns, technicians, and other healthcare professionals in the areas of responsibility.
Communicates effectively with all staff regarding responsibilities and identified concerns.
Provides patient education/counseling under the direct supervision of the pharmacist on staff as training and mentoring permits.
Is training to become competent and effective in technical responsibilities assigned, and seeks appropriate training and peer feedback on routine responsibilities.
Understands and is compliant to all state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures, and guidelines related to their specific area of practice.
Participates and supports the fiscal responsibilities of the department, facility, and Intermountain Healthcare as a whole.
Provides delivery of medications, information and/or service in a professional, timely manner and is actively engaged in department and team goals, activities, and projects.
Consistently attains appropriate supervision and accuracy checks by the pharmacist(s) on staff when working, understanding that the pharmacist is the supervisor of their activities.
Participates in quality improvement activities, and constantly seeks a team approach to developing and achieving best practices and processes.

This position will work Saturday and Sunday from 09:00am-5:30pm and a Monday from 4:00pm-10:00pm, every three weeks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current state Pharmacy Intern license.
• Must be accepted/enrolled in an accredited College of Pharmacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous hospital pharmacy experience.

Physical Requirements:

Carrying, hearing/listening, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling/pushing, seeing.

Location:

Intermountain Health American Fork Hospital

Work City:

American Fork

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

8

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$22.44 - $22.44

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers, and for our Colorado, Montana, and Kansas based caregivers; and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.

           

  As the largest nonprofit health system in the Mountain West, Intermountain Health is dedicated to creating healthier communities and helping our patients and caregivers thrive.     It’s time to think of health in a whole new way, and by partnering with our patients and communities, providing expert care closer to home, and making great health more affordable, we can help more people get and stay well.  We proudly invest back into improving the care we deliver, and our pioneering research is making healthcare more personalized, effective, and affordable.   Serving patients and communities throughout the Mountain West, primarily in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming, Intermountain includes 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group, affiliate networks, homecare, telehealth, health insurance plans, and other services - along with wholly owned subsidiaries including Select Health, Castell, Tellica Imaging, and Classic Air Medical.    Our Caregiver Promise: Together, for the healthiest lives    We celebrate the different perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, and identities our caregivers bring to their work every day at Intermountain.  Across all areas of our integrated health system, we proudly share best practices, knowledge, and techniques to better serve our patients, communities, and each other.    Here, you’ll work alongside collaborative and curious minds who will support you, encourage you, inspire you, advocate for you, and challenge you to be your very best.    Our Values    Our value statements are core to our culture.  They reflect the behavior and attitudes that are important to us, are an agreement for how we treat each other, help us make decisions on how to act, and are a promise of what people can expect from us.    Our action-oriented values, inspired and shaped by our own caregivers, speak to what it means to be part of Intermountain. 

• We are leaders in clinical excellence, delivering safe, best-in-quality care 
• We believe in what we do, living our mission every day 
• We serve with empathy, caring for each caregiver, patient, and member with compassion and respect 
• We are partners in health, collaborating to keep people well 
• We do the right thing, learning and acting with purpose 
• We are better together, building community through teamwork and belonging

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