Pharmacist Intern: Patient Care & Growth Opportunities

The Kroger Co.; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

The Kroger Co. in Spokane, WA is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist the pharmacist and deliver high‑quality customer service in a fast paced Fred Meyer pharmacy.

You’ll learn to manage prescriptions, discuss products, and support everyday operations while upholding safety and accuracy standards. As an active student in a US pharmacy program with a current intern license, you’ll input patient data, dispense medications under supervision, assist with OTC recommendations, and help provide

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy.
• Holds 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

Active enrollment in a US school of pharmacy

State-issued Pharmacy Intern license

Job description

The Kroger Co. in Spokane, WA is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist the pharmacist and deliver high‑quality customer service in a fast paced Fred Meyer pharmacy.

You’ll learn to manage prescriptions, discuss products, and support everyday operations while upholding safety and accuracy standards. As an active student in a US pharmacy program with a current intern license, you’ll input patient data, dispense medications under supervision, assist with OTC recommendations, and help provide