Pharmacy Intern: Growth & Tuition Reimbursement

GOTAFE; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Kroger in Oakland, CA is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support patient interactions, counseling, and safe handling of prescriptions. You’ll gain hands-on experience under pharmacist supervision while contributing to a positive customer experience and team success.

The role emphasizes accuracy, insurance processing, and eligibility checks, with flexible scheduling for students in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment.

Qualifications

• Active enrollment in a US school of pharmacy.
• Current state-issued Pharmacy Intern license.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service.
• Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages customers to return.
• Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals and monitor quality assurance standards.
• Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service.
• Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Create a welcoming environment by answering questions about products within the department and store.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and competently discuss them with customers and prescribers.
• Provide drug counseling and assist with over-the-counter medication recommendations.
• Accurately input patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system.
• Dispense correct medication and contact prescribers’ offices for authorization.
• Bag filled prescriptions and deliver them accurately to customers.
• Process third-party insurance information and contact insurance companies if necessary.
• Facilitate charge purchases for customers.
• Accept and interpret oral and written prescriptions accurately for fill and refill.
• Clean the department and provide immunizations under pharmacist supervision.
• Compare and check incoming orders, stock them properly, and return unused medication stock bottles.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents and report prescription incidents to the pharmacist on duty.
• Report all safety risks, illegal activity including robbery, theft, or fraud.

Education

Active enrollment in US school of pharmacy

Current state-issued Pharmacy Intern license

Job description

Kroger in Oakland, CA is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support patient interactions, counseling, and safe handling of prescriptions. You’ll gain hands-on experience under pharmacist supervision while contributing to a positive customer experience and team success.

The role emphasizes accuracy, insurance processing, and eligibility checks, with flexible scheduling for students in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment.