Pharmacist Intern

Meijer; Defiance (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer Pharmacy seeks a Pharmacy Intern to support customer service, prescription processing, and clinical services at the Defiance, OH location. You will assist with third-party functions, manage inventory, and support patient care under supervision.

The role requires enrollment in an accredited pharmacy school and a state-specific Pharmacy Intern License, along with a positive attitude, excellent communication, and strong organizational skills to ensure accurate data entry and compassionate

Qualifications

• Enrolled in an accredited pharmacy school required.
• Pharmacy Intern License (state specific) required.
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service at the pharmacy counter.
• Process and fill prescriptions accurately.
• Assist with third party adjudication and price checks.
• Manage pharmacy inventory and balance on hand (BOH).
• Support clinical services and MTM activities under supervision.
• Adhere to all safety, privacy and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Positive attitude

Communication skills

Penmanship

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Timeliness

Math skills

Education

Pharmacy student enrollment

Pharmacy Intern License

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay


• Scheduling flexibility


• Paid parental leave


• Paid education assistance


• Team member discount


• Development programs for advancement and career growth

The person selected for this position will be responsible for having basic pharmacy knowledge to provide customer service, to process and fill prescriptions, to provide third party functions, to manage inventory, and to provide clinical services.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Customer service.


• Communicating with patients in person and via telephone; assisting patients with product selection; obtaining medication prices (internally and from competitors) pursuant to patient requests.


• Processing and filling prescriptions.


• Using pharmacy computer system for prescription data entry & third party adjudication; pulling correct products from the shelf; counting and labeling prescriptions appropriately at fill station; receiving new prescriptions from patients, selling prescriptions to patients at the Will Call station.


• Third-party functions.


• Inventory management.


• Updating balance on hand (BOH); product ordering; looking up Meijer codes; checking-in and putting away orders; processing vendor charge backs (VCBs)/transfers/salvage.


• Clinical services.


• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications)

• Enrolled in an accredited pharmacy school.


• Pharmacy Intern License (state specific).


• Positive attitude.


• Excellent communication skills.


• Neat and legible penmanship.


• Organizational skills.


• Prioritization skills.


• Team-oriented mindset.


• Timeliness & dependability.


• Basic math skills.


• Drive to stay current and competent in all pharmacy-related functions.


• Excellent customer service skills.


• Empathy.


• Professional appearance.


• Understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality.


• Understanding of all patient care services available at Meijer Pharmacy.


• Knowledge of Third Party Help; prescription split billing.


• Knowledge of health screening tests available; knowledge of immunizations available; ability to perform health screening tests and immunizations after proper training and state-specific authorization; knowledge of MTM platforms and working under a pharmacist to perform these services when applicable & allowed.


• Knowledge of brand/generic medication names; knowledge of applicable medical/pharmacy terminology; knowledge about various dosage forms; ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations.


• Knowledge of MP6.