Under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, Pharmacy Interns will assist in providing pharmaceutical services through a range of professional and technical activities necessary to serve the needs of the patients, physicians, hospital staff and the community. The scope of these activities will always be within the law and in accordance with the Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board.

Be formally enrolled in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program that is accredited by Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) at the time of hire and maintain the appropriate progress toward successful completion and state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist.

Ability to learn computer and application skills as applicable to role

Ability to interact with and work around people

Ability to make judgments in demanding situations

Ability to react to frequent changes in duties and volume of work

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Ability to listen empathetically

Ability to logically organize details

Excellent customer service skills

Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team

Ability to prioritize and problem solve

Ability to manage multiple concurrent activities

Interview patients and/or accesses other sources (physician or pharmacy records) to obtain medication histories – primary job role.

May perform drug information retrieval and drug evaluations.

May assist pharmacists with monitoring patient profiles.

May provide medication information and education to pharmacist staff and medical staff, upon request.

May perform medication checking for first dose, cart fill, and medication cabinet dispensing out of the pharmacy, except for controlled substances and compounded sterile and non-sterile products.

May triage phone calls from nursing staff and work with the pharmacist on duty to offer solutions to medication-related concerns.

May prepare medications for dispensing.

May perform clerical duties in the pharmacy to ensure efficient operations.

Usual pharmacy intern work hours are 5-9PM weekdays and 11AM-7PM weekends. Interns must be able to commit to a minimum of 20 hours per 4-week schedule, including at least two 8-hour weekend shifts per schedule, to maintain competency. Temporary exceptions may be allowed when pharmacy school experiential education at sites outside of the Pleasant Prairie area conflict with intern work hours.

If licensed, trained and competencies maintained for a Froedtert South pharmacy technician role prior to becoming a intern, the pharmacy intern may continue to perform technician responsibilities for which the individual maintains competencies, as assigned and scheduled by the Director, as long as the individual is still completing his/her commitment to the intern program as their primary role.