Job Details
Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!
Christiana Pharmacy Department is currently recruiting for a Pharmacy Student Intern to work a minimum of 24 hours per week during summer and holiday breaks which could include days evenings midnights and weekends with one holiday required annually.
The ChristianaCare Newark campus and Wilmington campus inpatient pharmacies operate 24 hours a day.
Responsibilities:
- Assists the pharmacist in providing timely efficient cost effective and appropriate pharmaceutical care to the patient
- Delivers and exchanges 24hour cart fill medications
- Makes rounds of nursing areas for medication dropoff and pick up discontinued medications
- Prepare medications through appropriate compounding procedures and aseptic sterile techniques in accordance with USP 795 797 and 800 (hazardous medications) in a timely manner
- Reorder medications in short supply and restock picking station and other areas of the pharmacy
- Manage Automated Dispensing Cabinets (AcuDose) inventory including accurate selection and loading of medications
- Inspect medications at nursing units including refrigerators and AcuDose cabinets. Ensures that medications are stored properly and that only in date medications are stored. Removes discontinued medication.
- Answer telephones and greet personnel coming into the pharmacy answering any questions they may have.
Requirements:
- Currently in prepharmacy or first professional year of an ACPE accredited Pharm.D. program
- Desire to pursue a career in hospital pharmacy practice
- Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred; other pharmacy experience will be evaluated for hospital equivalency
- Knowledge of generic and trade names of formulary
- Ability to type and perform basic math calculations
- Computer experience preferred
- Strength and endurance is necessary to push the medicine carts back and forth to nursing stations
Physical Demands:
- Standing and walking up to 8 miles a day with intermittent sitting
- Some pushing pulling or lifting (up to 50 lbs) and manual dexterity
Post End Date
May 2 2025
EEO Posting Statement
Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination whose staff is reflective of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race color sex religion national origin sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression age veteran status disability pregnancy citizenship status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal state or local law.
Required Experience:
Intern