Pharmacy Intern
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Job Description
About the Company:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America’s oldest public hospital, established in 1736. It is affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine and serves as a major referral center for complex cases. With 844 beds and 6,000 employees, including highly skilled interdisciplinary clinical staff, Bellevue sees over 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. It is an academic medical institution of international renown, serving as an incubator for innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center, providing around-the-clock care in various emergencies and is a city-wide medical specialty referral source with clinical centers of excellence in Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care, Cardiovascular Services, Perinatal Care, Pediatric Emergency Program, and Cancer Services. NYC Health + Hospitals’ mission is to deliver high-quality healthcare services, without exception, embodying the ICARE values: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.
Job Description:
The Pharmacy Intern role at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue supports the delivery of pharmaceutical services. Pharmacy Interns assist with tasks such as IV room preparation, ADC replenishment, and outpatient prescription support. They are supervised directly by licensed Pharmacists and contribute to patient care quality and operational efficiency. Interns are placed based on service needs and academic schedules, offering support across inpatient and outpatient settings, including weekends and evenings.
Key Responsibilities:
• Assist in IV room preparation.
• Contribute to ADC (Automated Dispensing Cabinet) replenishment.
• Support outpatient prescription processes.
• Work under the direct supervision of licensed Pharmacists.
• Contribute to maintaining patient care quality.
• Support operational efficiency in the pharmacy.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Graduates and undergraduates of a College of Pharmacy in the United States must secure a New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit to be eligible.
• A minimum of six months of supervised training is required for admission to the full Pharmacist licensing examination. The six months may be completed as follows:
• Up to three months in each of the summers preceding the final and the next to final years of a professional curriculum in Pharmacy.
• Any portion or all of the internship may be completed subsequent to graduation from a registered program in Pharmacy, or its equivalent.
• Graduates from a College of Pharmacy in a foreign country must secure a New York State Pharmacy Intern Permit to be eligible.
• A minimum of one year of supervised training is required for admission to the full pharmacist licensing examination.
