Pharmacy Intern I - West Allis
Posted Sep 13, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026
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Behavioral
Tell me about a time you had to double check your own work or catch a mistake before it caused a problem.
attention to detail and honesty about error-checking habits, which matters a lot when medications are involved
Tell me about a time you worked with a team where communication broke down. What happened and what did you do about it?
interpersonal skills and ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced clinical team, which the posting explicitly calls out
Describe a time you had to lift or move something heavy, or be on your feet for a long stretch, as part of a job.
whether the candidate has realistic experience with the physical demands like pushing carts and standing for shifts
Tell me about a situation where you had to follow a safety procedure exactly, even though it slowed you down.
respect for protocol around hazardous materials, PPE, and needle safety rather than cutting corners
Technical
Walk me through how you'd fill and check a medication order that comes down to the pharmacy, from the moment it lands in the queue to when it's ready to go to the unit.
whether the candidate understands the basic workflow and safety checkpoints of order filling, not just that they've heard the term
What do you know about the difference between compounding sterile and non-sterile preparations, and why does that difference matter?
basic pharmacy school knowledge applied to real practice, since this role involves both
How comfortable are you entering and interpreting outpatient prescriptions in a pharmacy computer system, and what systems have you used so far?
actual hands-on familiarity with pharmacy software versus general comfort with computers
Where are you in your pharmacy program right now, and what coursework or rotations have you completed that relate to hospital pharmacy work?
verifying the first-year enrollment requirement and gauging how much foundational knowledge they're bringing in
Situational
If you're interviewing a patient to get their medication history and they give you vague or incomplete answers, what do you do next?
communication skills and persistence in gathering accurate clinical information from patients
You notice the pharmacy computer system has a prescription entered that looks off compared to what the pharmacist verbally described. What do you do?
judgment about when to escalate versus proceed, and respect for the supervision chain with the pharmacist
This role has you rotating between first and second shift, every other weekend, plus holidays. How do you handle that kind of schedule in your life right now, with school going on?
realistic assessment of scheduling reliability given the demanding part time hours combined with pharmacy school
If a nurse on the floor is pushing you to rush a delivery and you know the pharmacist hasn't finished verifying it yet, how do you handle that conversation?
ability to hold a boundary on safety while staying professional under pressure from other staff
What does working under the general supervision of a pharmacist mean to you day to day, in terms of what you can decide on your own and what you need to check with them first?
understanding of scope of practice and the intern's limits within the pharmacy hierarchy
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