Pharmacy Intern: Patient Care & Medication Counseling

Kroger; Elizabethtown (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Kroger is seeking a Pharmacy Intern at our Elizabethtown, KY location. You will assist the pharmacist in delivering patient care, input prescription data, dispense medications and discuss product information with customers and prescribers.

The role requires enrollment in a US pharmacy school and a current Pharmacy Intern license. You will gain hands-on experience with immunizations under supervision, manage insurance processes, and support a safe, customer-focused pharmacy environment.

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 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.
• Clean the department.
• Provide immunizations under the supervision of the pharmacist
• Compare and check incoming orders.
• Return unused medication stock bottles to stock.
• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
• Notify pharmacist on duty if they are made aware of a prescription incident.
• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Pharmacy knowledge

Education

Pharmacy Intern License

Job description

Kroger is seeking a Pharmacy Intern at our Elizabethtown, KY location. You will assist the pharmacist in delivering patient care, input prescription data, dispense medications and discuss product information with customers and prescribers.

The role requires enrollment in a US pharmacy school and a current Pharmacy Intern license. You will gain hands-on experience with immunizations under supervision, manage insurance processes, and support a safe, customer-focused pharmacy environment.