Pharmacy Intern - Outpatient/Ambulatory Pharmacy (P2 Intern Only)

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Posted 3 months ago

Internship

Columbus, Ohio

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Pharmacy Intern will engage in professional development, patient care, and medication dispensing under supervision. They are responsible for compounding hazardous and non-hazardous products while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

Job Description

Overview:

Schedule:
  • Must be able to work up to 15 hours a week approximately during the semester

  • Weekend rotations required

  • Holiday rotations required

Job Description Summary:

Engages in professional development activities and meetings, as designated by assigned supervisor. Provides patient care, enhances education, and develops customer service skills. Grows and develops skill sets through extensive training, professional projects, presentations, and shadowing.

Job Description:

Essential Functions:

  • Demonstrates appropriate knowledge of and compliance with USP 795 and 800 standards and other regulatory requirements, which allow safe and accurate preparation and/or compounding of hazardous and non-hazardous nonsterile products (both oral and topical), including reconstitution when applicable.
  • Completes projects and assignments such as topic discussions, journal clubs, clinical rotations, research projects, presentations, professional development, competitions, and simulation center participation.
  • Dispenses medication and provides counsel on the medication. Manages dispensing information through the computer system and patient profile. Reviews patient profiles for possible medication complications before dispensing and takes appropriate action to correct problems. Complies with OBRA-90 regulations.
  • Extemporaneously compounds medications which are not commercially available (i.e. suspensions, ointments, etc.).
  • Accepts prescriptions, establishes billing/patient charge, documents patient’s allergies correctly, interprets and enters outpatient prescription into the computer.

Education Requirement:

Actively enrolled in an accredited College of Pharmacy, required.

Licensure Requirement:

Eligible for a State Board of Pharmacy Intern License, required.

Skills:

Must demonstrate ongoing Outpatient Pharmacy Technician I competencies, knowledge, and skills minimally.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Climb stairs/ladder, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Sitting

FREQUENTLY: Biohazard waste, Flexing/extending of neck, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Bend/twist, Chemicals/Medications, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Standing, Walking

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nationwide Children’s is one of America's largest pediatric hospitals, an international leader in research and is ranked in all 10 specialties on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” list. Our staff, comprised of 1,600 medical professionals and over 16,000 employees, provides state-of-the-art pediatric care for 1.8 million patient visits annually. And, according to the Children’s Hospital Association, Nationwide Children's is the #1 provider of pediatric surgery in the country. Our doctors represent every major pediatric sub-specialty. With over 50 locations throughout Ohio, signature programs include heart, cancer, gastroenterology and neonatology care, all of which are internationally recognized. Tim Robinson is CEO of Nationwide Children’s Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities. Nationwide Children’s remains true to the original mission since its founding in 1892 of providing care regardless of a family’s ability to pay. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.
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