About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
Pharmacy Intern
Department: Pharmacy
Daily Work Times: Variable
Scheduled Bi-weekly Hours: 0
Position Summary: Provides services related to the field of pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist. Prepares and dispenses drugs and other pharmaceutical supplies under strict supervision and in compliance with established procedures and standards.
Job Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Dispenses and compounds prescribed medications or drugs for patients care in keeping with proper legal rules and under the supervision of a pharmacist.
- Reviews and monitors medications and orders written by physicians to see if they are safe and effective.
- Prepares labels and dispenses medications for patients in accordance to the physicians’ prescriptions and also follows the government regulations related to dispensing of drugs and narcotics.
- Maintains the required records of dispensing
- Compounds medications by following standard formulas and processes like weighing, measuring and mixing chemicals
- Maintains the systems that charge or credit for medications
- May answer queries and give information to customers on a drug, its side effects, dosage and storage.
- Follows the procedures of storage, quality assurance, security, and disposal of hazardous materials.
- May analyze medications to determine identity, purity and strength.
- Performs other related duties as required and directed.
- Accepted as a student in an approved college/school of pharmacy in which the candidate is currently enrolled.
- State Educational Limited Pharmacist (Intern) License.
Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans
We are committed to encouraging and sustaining a work environment free of unlawful harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s race, color, age, religion, sex/pregnancy (including pregnancy/childbirth or pregnancy/childbirth-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status prohibited by applicable laws. We also make good faith efforts to recruit, hire, and promote qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
