Pharmacy Internship

Pharmacy Practice Development Program

Our Pharmacy Internship offers interns a step-wise introduction to a variety of hospital pharmacy practice areas. It teaches them to perform technician duties, medication histories and product checking.

Additional pharmacy intern opportunities

• Shadow clinical pharmacists
  • Two paid 4-hour shadowing experiences: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Medical/Surgical, Oncology, Mental Health, Home Infusion
• Deliver case presentations/in-services
• Work with a pharmacist mentor
• Participate in quality improvement projects
  • Up to 16 hours of paid time to complete an intern project

There are also opportunities to strengthen leadership skills and serve as a formal leader in the lead intern position.

Benefits of our pharmacy intern program

The program is designed to fit your busy student schedule, offering:

• Flexible weekday start times
• The ability to self-schedule one or two shifts/week within the intern group and staff one out of three weekends

Our dual-campus hospital, with facilities in Fridley and Coon Rapids, Minnesota, allows you to work with a wide variety of patient populations and helps you expand your pharmacy network for a more well-rounded experience. Together, these facilities offer nationally recognized clinical excellence and compassionate health care services, most notably Cardiology at Mercy Hospital and Mental Health and Addiction Services at Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus, plus a high volume, metro Emergency Department.

Our program will push you to grow and become a savvy pharmacist.

Apply to become a part of our team today. We look forward to learning with you.

Pharmacy Internship program details

P1 (first-year interns)

First-year interns work in the central pharmacy learning basic dispensing functions:

• Prepare, check and dispense medications and supplies
• Compound extemporaneous products including packaging of medications in unit dose or unit of use packaging
• Deliver medications and supplies to patient care areas
• Perform monthly station checks, medication room outdate checks and organization
• Check and restock nursing unit crash carts
• Answer and/or appropriately triage incoming phone calls to various areas of the pharmacy department or pharmacists using proper phone etiquette
• Assist in inventory control

P2/P3/P4 (2nd, 3rd and 4th-year interns)

In addition to dispensing functions, interns complete medication histories under the supervision of a pharmacist.