Pharmacist Intern: Patient Care, Counseling & Immunizations

Kroger; Montrose (CO); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Kroger City Market in Montrose, CO is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist the pharmacist in delivering patient-focused care in a fast-paced store environment.

You will gain hands-on experience inputting prescriptions, dispensing medications, counseling customers, handling insurance, and providing immunizations under supervision. Active enrollment in a US pharmacy school and a current intern license are required, with part-time scheduling and access to comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Education

Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy

Pharmacy Intern license

Job description

Kroger City Market in Montrose, CO is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist the pharmacist in delivering patient-focused care in a fast-paced store environment.

You will gain hands-on experience inputting prescriptions, dispensing medications, counseling customers, handling insurance, and providing immunizations under supervision. Active enrollment in a US pharmacy school and a current intern license are required, with part-time scheduling and access to comprehensive benefits.