Pharmacist Intern — Grow, Learn & Immunize

The Kroger Co.; Garden City (ID); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Associate discounts

Mental health resources

Retirement plan

Job summary

The Kroger Co. is offering a Pharmacy Intern position in Idaho for students actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy. You will gain hands-on experience handling patient prescriptions, counseling customers, and processing insurance while working under a pharmacist.

This role supports excellent service and safety in a fast-paced store environment. Responsibilities include advising customers on products, inputting prescription data, dispensing medications, and assisting with immunizations.

Qualifications

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

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

Education

Pharmacy Intern license (state-issued)

Job description

The Kroger Co. is offering a Pharmacy Intern position in Idaho for students actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy. You will gain hands-on experience handling patient prescriptions, counseling customers, and processing insurance while working under a pharmacist.

This role supports excellent service and safety in a fast-paced store environment. Responsibilities include advising customers on products, inputting prescription data, dispensing medications, and assisting with immunizations.