PHARMACY/PHARMCST-INTERN

Smith's Food & Drug Centers; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Smith's Food & Drug Centers in Reno is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to support the pharmacy team. You will assist customers, file prescriptions, and learn to dispense under supervision.

This role emphasizes accuracy, patient safety, and adherence to privacy rules. You will gain hands-on experience with medication counseling, insurance processing, and immunization support in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy.
• Hold a current state-issued Pharmacy Intern license.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Commitment to patient privacy and safety.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with questions about products and prescriptions.
• Input patient and prescription data into the pharmacy system.
• Dispense medications under pharmacist supervision.
• Provide immunizations under supervision of pharmacist.
• Process third-party insurance information for customers.
• Stock and maintain the department; ensure cleanliness and organization.
• Notify pharmacist of prescription discrepancies or safety issues.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal comms

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Enrolled in US pharmacy school

Pharmacy Intern license

Tools

Pharmacy software

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established 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.Minimum

• Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy
• Hold a current state issued Pharmacy Intern license
• 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.
• Clean the department.
• Provide immunizations under the supervision of the pharmacist
• Compare and check incoming orders.
• Stock incoming orders properly.
• 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