Pharmacy Intern: Patient Counseling & Immunizations

Kroger; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

King Soopers in Colorado is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist pharmacists in delivering safe, accurate, and compassionate care. You will greet customers, discuss medications, counsel on OTC choices, and help with immunizations under pharmacist supervision.

You must be actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy and hold a current Pharmacy Intern license. This position emphasizes patient interaction, accurate data entry, and teamwork in a fast-paced retail 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.
• Gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and discuss these products with customers and prescribers.
• Provide drug counseling to customers.
• Assist with over the counter medications recommendations.
• 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 prescriptions for fill/refill.
• Provide immunizations under supervision of the pharmacist.
• Stock incoming orders properly.
• Return unused medication stock bottles to stock.

Education

Pharmacy student (US)

Job description

King Soopers in Colorado is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist pharmacists in delivering safe, accurate, and compassionate care. You will greet customers, discuss medications, counsel on OTC choices, and help with immunizations under pharmacist supervision.

You must be actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy and hold a current Pharmacy Intern license. This position emphasizes patient interaction, accurate data entry, and teamwork in a fast-paced retail environment.