Pharmacist Intern

Kroger Family of Companies; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Washington state seeks a Pharmacy Intern to support day-to-day operations in the pharmacy department. You will assist with dispensing under supervision, enter prescriptions, and provide customer service.

You must be actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy and hold a state Pharmacy Intern license; the hourly wage ranges from $23 to $27, with opportunities to learn and grow within the Kroger network.

Qualifications

• Be actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy.
• Hold a current state issued Pharmacy Intern license.
• $23.00 – $27.00 per hour

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create an environment that makes customers feel welcome and appreciated by answering questions.
• Gain knowledge of pharmaceutical products to 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 computer system.
• Dispense the correct medication.
• Contact prescribers’ offices for authorization.
• Bag filled prescriptions and deliver to customers accurately.
• Process third-party insurance information for customers.
• Contact insurance companies on the customer’s behalf if necessary.
• Facilitate charge purchases for customers.
• Interpret prescriptions accurately for fill/refill.
• Clean the department.
• Provide immunizations under supervision of the pharmacist.
• Notify management of accidents and safety risks.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Customer service

Education

US Pharmacy School Enrollment

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