PHARMACY/PHARMCST-INTERN

Kroger; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Kroger in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking a Pharmacy Intern to assist the pharmacist, learn the pharmacy operations, and support immunizations and prescription processing.

You will gain hands-on experience handling patient data, inputting prescriptions, counseling customers, and delivering safe, accurate medications while upholding Kroger's Customer 1st philosophy.

Qualifications

• Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy.
• Holding a current state issued Pharmacy Intern license.

Responsibilities

• Promote trust and respect among associates.
• Provide drug counseling to customers and assist with OTC recommendations.
• Input patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system accurately.
• Dispense medications and contact prescribers' offices for authorization when needed.
• Assist with immunizations under the supervision of the pharmacist and stock pharmacy orders.
• Ensure safety, cleanliness and compliance with QA standards within the department.
• Report safety risks, issues or illicit activity and support adherence to Kroger's Customer 1st strategy.

Education

Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy

Pharmacy Intern license

Job description

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.

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.
• 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

Qualifications

Minimum

• Actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy
• Hold a current state issued Pharmacy Intern license