Pharmacy Intern Grad

NWU; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 46,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer for people/

Job summary

NWU seeks a Pharmacist to provide expert pharmacy consulting, including medication usage guidance, immunizations, and drug interaction reviews in a customer-focused environment.

The role requires earning a Pharm D and licensure within 90 days. You will support dispensing accuracy, regulatory compliance, and patient counseling while contributing to store operations and community health initiatives.

Qualifications

• Provides pharmacy consulting on medication usage, drug interactions, and preventive healthcare like immunizations.
• Ensures proper compounding, dispensation, review, and verification of prescribed medications per regulations and policies.
• Engages customers, greets and assists with products/services, resolves issues for positive experiences.
• Complies with Good Faith Dispensing, controlled substance laws, and company standards.

Responsibilities

• Counsels patients on medicine usage, side effects, interactions, and referrals when needed.
• Performs pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management.
• Maintains knowledge of pharmacy IT systems and suggests enhancements to boost productivity.
• Processes insurance claims accurately and participates in third-party audits.
• Supports pharmacy manager with workflow optimization, staff assignments, and shift duties.
• Builds relationships with local healthcare providers and participates in community outreach to promote growth.

Skills

Pharmacy consulting

Immunizations

Drug interactions

Regulatory compliance

Customer service

Education

Pharm D degree

Job description

Your Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing pharmacy consulting services on medication usage, drug interactions, and preventive healthcare such as immunizations.
• Ensuring proper compounding, dispensation, review, and verification of prescribed medications within regulatory guidelines and company policies.
• Engaging customers by greeting and assisting with products and services, resolving issues promptly to ensure positive experiences.
• Modeling and sharing customer service best practices to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience.
• Developing strong relationships with customers by anticipating needs and promoting healthcare services like patient consultation, medication management, and wellness services.
• Counseling patients on medicine usage, side effects, interactions, and referring to medical providers as needed.
• Performing pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management.
• Ensuring pharmacy operations comply with regulations and company standards; assisting pharmacy manager with workflow optimization, role assignments, and shift duties.
• Applying Good Faith Dispensing policy in compliance with controlled substance laws when filling prescriptions.
• Maintaining knowledge of pharmacy IT systems and proposing enhancements to improve productivity.
• Processing insurance claims accurately, resolving issues, and participating in third-party audits.
• Following up with medical providers to clarify prescriptions and suggest alternatives.
• Performing retail, clinical, and wellness services such as immunizations, flu shots, and diabetes awareness.
• Supporting pharmacy manager in analyzing performance data, financials, customer service, asset protection, and inventory management.
• Building relationships with local healthcare providers and participating in community outreach to promote pharmacy growth.
• Partnering with Central Pharmacy Operations for customer registration, third-party reviews, and virtual product reviews following company procedures.
• Assisting pharmacy manager with staff hiring, training, coaching, and fostering employee development and teamwork.

About You

The company is looking for candidates who meet the following requirements:

• Willingness to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree from an accredited institution prior to starting the position.
• Willingness to obtain pharmacist licensure from the respective Board of Pharmacy within 90 days of hire per district guidelines.
• Certified Immunizer or willingness to become certified within 90 days of hire.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $33.50/hr to $45.30/hr, depending on geography, skills, education, and experience.
• Equal opportunity employer including disability and veterans.

Training & Development

• Maintains current knowledge and skills by reading pharmacy journals, company publications, and communications.
• Obtains necessary certifications, education credits, and training such as People Plus Learning modules as required.
• Seeks professional development through performance monitoring, constructive feedback, and mentorship from pharmacy and store managers.