Retail Pharmacy Intern

Location:  Mizzou Pharmacy-multiple locations

Hours:  Varies depending on availability, but may fall between 7am-7pm M-F and 8am-5pm Sat and Sun.HH
Compensation:

·        Base Pay Range:

o   1^st year - $20/hour

o   2^nd year - $22/hour

o   3^rd year - $24/hour

o   4^th year - $26/hour

·        Shift Differentials:

o   Additional $1.25 per hour for Evening shift

o   Additional $1.50 per hour for Weekend shift

ABOUT THE JOB

Join our dynamic Mizzou Pharmacy team as a pharmacy intern, where your expertise will make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of our community! Mizzou Pharmacy provides comprehensive medication management and healthcare services to meet diverse patient needs.

In this rewarding role, you will provide great patient care by ensuring the safe handling and dispensing of medications. Clear communication with patients and collaboration with healthcare providers are crucial to your role. Under the guidance of a pharmacist, you will gain valuable experience in prescription processing, medication counseling, and retail pharmacy workflows.

This position offers hands-on experience in a community pharmacy setting, helping you develop essential skills in patient service, medication management, and pharmacy operations. You'll be an integral part of our team dedicated to delivering exceptional pharmaceutical care.

If you are looking to begin a career in healthcare this is the ideal opportunity to embark on a fulfilling career as we provide on-the-job training. Join us at MU Health Care, where your empathy, precision, and dedication to patient well-being will thrive, and you'll be an integral part of our commitment to delivering exceptional healthcare services. Come be a part of our caring and dynamic team where your potential for growth and impact is boundless!

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. We believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to multiple hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, pharmacy interns can:

- Process prescriptions: Input new orders, manage refills/transfers, verify insurance

- Prepare medications: Count, package, and organize prescriptions for pharmacist verification

- Assist patients: Collect information, provide basic medication guidance under supervision

- Support operations: Maintain pharmacy organization, assist with inventory management

- Handle administrative tasks: Answer phones, manage records, schedule appointments

- Develop professionally: Participate in training, build medication knowledge

- Utilize pharmacy technology: Operate dispensing software and equipment

Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the pharmacist or Pharmacy Manager.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Must either be registered as a pharmacy technician or licensed as a pharmacy intern

Previous pharmacy experience preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.