Description
SUMMARY
Position Summary:
The Pharmacy Internship program is a progressive program designed to prepare pharmacy students to function as fully competent pharmacists upon completion. Pharmacy Students are provided opportunities to experience distributive and clinical activities to enhance their formal education. Per NYS regulations, all activities performed by a pharmacy student are supervised by a licensed pharmacist. The supervising pharmacist assumes the responsibility for training the student.
Key Responsibilities:
• Performs all functions of the Pharmacy Assistant and Pharmacy Technician job descriptions
• Develops project management skills.
• Works independently to complete projects as assigned.
• Develops good oral and written communication skills
• Able to collect and analyze data.
• Participates in own performance review.
• Is open to constructive feedback and integrates recommendations to practice.
• Contributes to a positive working relationship with members of the healthcare team.
• Maintains an environment that respects cultures, economic, ethnic, and life style differences of patient, visitors and staff.
• Participates individually and with teams in effort to continuously improve quality.
Minimum Qualifications:
• The Pharmacy Student must be enrolled in a college of pharmacy that has been accredited by the ACPE (Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education). A college of pharmacy that has been granted preaccreditation status (precandidate or candidate status) by the ACPE will be considered accredited for the purposes of this internship program.
Required Licensure/Certification Skills:
• License not required upon hire; must receive permit by end of 1st year of pharmacy school.
Rochester Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Light - Clinical - Light clinical roles involve frequent standing and walking, with occasional lifting of light objects (≤20 lbs.) and routine reaching, grasping, and fine manipulation for tasks such as patient care, laboratory work, or specimen processing. Staff rely on strong visual and auditory acuity to accurately observe specimens, read instrumentation, monitor patients, respond to alarms, and communicate effectively with care teams. Cognitive demands include multitasking, prioritizing clinical and laboratory workflows, and coordinating with interdisciplinary teams. Emotional resilience is necessary due to frequent interruptions, shifting priorities, and the need for precise and compassionate interaction with patients and colleagues. Environmental exposures may include infectious materials, biological specimens, cleaning agents, sharps, chemical reagents, and wet surfaces. PPE use, TB testing, and schedule flexibility are commonly required.
PAY RANGE: $20.00 - $20.00
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, clinical licensure date, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
