Pharmacist Intern

Fred Meyer; Spokane Valley (WA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Fred Meyer is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support the pharmacy team in delivering excellent patient care and safe medication handling. You will assist with prescriptions, counseling, OTC recommendations, and insurance processing, under pharmacist supervision, while upholding safety and service standards.

The role emphasizes customer-first service, accurate data entry, and collaboration with the department to meet overall store goals.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy
• Current state issued Pharmacy Intern license
• Promote trust and respect among associates
• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome and valued
• Know pharmaceutical products and discuss with customers and prescribers
• Provide drug counseling to customers
• Assist with over-the-counter medication recommendations
• Input patient and prescription information into the pharmacy system
• Dispense the correct medication and contact prescribers for authorization
• Assist with insurance processing and communicate with insurers as needed
• Stock, check, and stock incoming orders; manage returns
• Provide immunizations under supervisor guidance
• Maintain department cleanliness and safety
• Report safety risks, theft, or other issues as required
• Perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Responsibilities

• Assist the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for customers
• Ensure compliance with quality assurance standards
• Deliver exceptional customer service and answer questions about products
• Support pharmacy operations including prescriptions and counseling

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Pharmacy knowledge

Education

Pharmacy Intern license (state issued)

Active enrollment in US school of pharmacy

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. Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you're caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we've got a fresh opportunity for you.

What You'll Receive From Us

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page!

Minimum

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