Pharmacy Intern

Meijer; Bad Axe (MI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer Pharmacy is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support patient care and prescription processing in a fast-paced retail setting.

You will assist customers, process prescriptions, perform data entry in the pharmacy system, and help with inventory and clinical services under supervision. Enrolled in an accredited pharmacy program and holding a state intern license is preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong communication with patients and team members.
• Ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations accurately.
• Fundamental pharmacy knowledge and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist with customer interactions and product selection.
• Process and fill prescriptions with accuracy.
• Use pharmacy computer system for data entry and third party adjudication.
• Support inventory management and balance on hand (BOH).
• Participate in clinical services and health screenings when trained.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Pharmacy knowledge

Pharmacy calculations

Tools

Pharmacy computer system

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

What You'll Be Doing

• Customer service.
• Communicating with patients in person and via telephone; assisting patients with product selection; obtaining medication prices (internally and from competitors) pursuant to patient requests.
• Processing and filling prescriptions.
• Using pharmacy computer system for prescription data entry & third party adjudication; pulling correct products from the shelf; counting and labeling prescriptions appropriately at fill station; receiving new prescriptions from patients, selling prescriptions to patients at the Will Call station.
• Third-party functions.
• Inventory management.
• Updating balance on hand (BOH); product ordering; looking up Meijer codes; checking-in and putting away orders; processing vendor charge backs (VCBs)/transfers/salvage.
• Clinical services.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications)

• Enrolled in an accredited pharmacy school.
• Pharmacy Intern License (state specific).
• Positive attitude.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Neat and legible penmanship.
• Organizational skills.
• Prioritization skills.
• Team-oriented mindset.
• Timeliness & dependability.
• Basic math skills.
• Drive to stay current and competent in all pharmacy-related functions.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Empathy.
• Professional appearance.
• Understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality.
• Understanding of all patient care services available at Meijer Pharmacy.
• Knowledge of Third Party Help; prescription split billing.
• Knowledge of health screening tests available; knowledge of immunizations available; ability to perform health screening tests and immunizations after proper training and state-specific authorization; knowledge of MTM platforms and working under a pharmacist to perform these services when applicable & allowed.
• Knowledge of brand/generic medication names; knowledge of applicable medical/pharmacy terminology; knowledge about various dosage forms; ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations.
• Knowledge of MP6.