Pharmacy Intern — Patient Care & Immunizations

Walgreens; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking a pharmacist to provide comprehensive care, including medication counseling, immunizations, and wellness services, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and company policies.

The role emphasizes patient education, preventive care, and collaboration with medical providers to optimize therapy, manage insurance processes, and maintain high customer satisfaction in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment.

Qualifications

• Willingness to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree from an accredited educational institution prior to the start date in position.
• Willingness to obtain pharmacist licensure from the respective Board of Pharmacy in the states within the district within 90 days of hire per district guidelines.
• Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Counsels patients and answers their questions regarding usage of medicine, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient information privacy, generics, less expensive medicines, over-the-counter products, and refers to medical provider as needed to ensure medication is taken correctly, health needs addressed, and satisfaction with service.
• Performs pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management. Reviews, interprets and accurately dispenses prescribed medications when necessitated by workload.
• Ensures the pharmacy operates in accordance to regulations, company policies and standards. Assists pharmacy manager with establishing procedures that promotes the efficient workflow of the pharmacy including assigning roles, coordinating activities and soliciting employee suggestions.
• Ensures the use of all elements of the Good Faith Dispensing policy in conjunction with state and federal controlled substance laws when filling prescriptions.
• Maintains current knowledge of information technology associated with pharmacy systems such as Intercom Plus, registers, automation, StoreNET to provide support to customers as well as pharmacy staff.
• Ensures the accurate processing of insurance claims to resolve customer issues and prevent payment rejections.
• Follows-up with medical providers’ offices to clarify prescribed medications, dosages, refills, interactions and allergies to suggest alternative medications, and answer medical provider questions
• Performs retail, clinical, and wellness services such as immunizations, flu shots, diabetes awareness and other preventive healthcare services.
• Assists and supports the pharmacy manager in analyzing performance data including pharmacy financial, customer service, and implementation of procedures for pharmacy asset protection and inventory management.
• Develops and maintains good relationships with local medical community including physicians, nurses, and other health care providers.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D)

Job description

Walgreens is seeking a pharmacist to provide comprehensive care, including medication counseling, immunizations, and wellness services, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and company policies.

The role emphasizes patient education, preventive care, and collaboration with medical providers to optimize therapy, manage insurance processes, and maintain high customer satisfaction in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment.