Pharmacy Intern: Patient Care, Counseling & Immunizations

Kroger; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth

Associate discounts

Job summary

Ralphs, part of the Kroger family, seeks a Pharmacy Intern for its Los Angeles location to support pharmacological services, patient counseling and prescription processing. This on-site role emphasizes accuracy, customer care and teamwork in a fast-paced retail pharmacy.

You will input prescription data, assist with over-the-counter recommendations, and help manage insurance interactions under pharmacist supervision. A current intern license is required.

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.
• Provide immunizations under the supervision of the pharmacist

Education

Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy

Hold a current state issued Pharmacy Intern license

Job description

Ralphs, part of the Kroger family, seeks a Pharmacy Intern for its Los Angeles location to support pharmacological services, patient counseling and prescription processing. This on-site role emphasizes accuracy, customer care and teamwork in a fast-paced retail pharmacy.

You will input prescription data, assist with over-the-counter recommendations, and help manage insurance interactions under pharmacist supervision. A current intern license is required.