Pharmacist Intern

Kroger Family of Companies; Spokane Valley (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies seeks a Pharmacy Intern to support daily pharmacy operations in a customer-focused environment. You will assist with dispensing medications, counseling customers, and processing prescriptions under pharmacist supervision.

The role requires active enrollment in a U.S. school of pharmacy, a current Pharmacy Intern license, and familiarity with pharmacy software. Shifts are on-site in Spokane Valley, with potential immunization responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Active enrollment in a U.S. school of pharmacy.
• State-issued Pharmacy Intern license is required.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Provide drug counseling to customers.
• Assist with over the counter medications recommendations.
• Input patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system.
• Dispense the correct medication.
• Contact prescribers’ offices for authorization.
• Provide immunizations under supervision of the pharmacist.

Skills

Customer service

Pharmacy knowledge

Prescriptions processing

Immunizations

Communication

Education

Currently enrolled in US School of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Intern License

Tools

Pharmacy software

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and be able to competently discuss these products with customers and prescribers.
• Provide drug counseling to customers.
• Assist with over the counter medications recommendations.
• Be able to accurately input patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system.
• Dispense the correct medication.
• Contact prescribers’ offices for authorization.
• Bag filled prescriptions and deliver to customer accurately.
• Process third party insurance information for customers.
• Contact insurance companies on the behalf of the customers, if necessary
• Facilitate charge purchases for customers.
• Accept and interpret oral and written prescriptions accurately for fill/refill.
• Clean the department.
• Provide immunizations under the supervision of the pharmacist
• Compare and check incoming orders.
• Stock incoming orders properly.
• Return unused medication stock bottles to stock.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Notify pharmacist on duty if they are made aware of a prescription incident.
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

• Be actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy
• Hold a current state issued Pharmacy Intern license

$23.00 - $27.00 per hour