Pharmacist Intern

The Kroger Co.•Idaho Falls, ID

About The Position

The Pharmacist Intern helps create an outstanding customer experience by providing exceptional service and maintaining a safe, clean environment. The role assists the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals and monitoring quality assurance standards. The intern embraces the Customer 1st strategy and company values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. They gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products, counsel customers, assist with over-the-counter medication recommendations, process prescriptions and insurance, dispense medications accurately, and provide immunizations under pharmacist supervision. The position is with Fred Meyer, part of The Kroger Family of Companies.

Requirements

Be actively enrolled in a U.S. school of pharmacy.
Hold a current state-issued Pharmacy Intern license.

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Help create a welcoming environment for customers and answer questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and discuss them competently with customers and prescribers.
Provide drug counseling to customers and assist with over-the-counter medication recommendations.
Accurately enter patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system.
Dispense the correct medication, bag filled prescriptions, and deliver them accurately to customers.
Contact prescribers’ offices for authorization.
Process third-party insurance information, contact insurance companies on customers’ behalf when necessary, and facilitate charge purchases.
Accept and accurately interpret oral and written prescriptions for fills and refills.
Clean the department; compare and check incoming orders; stock incoming orders properly; and return unused medication stock bottles to stock.
Provide immunizations under the supervision of the pharmacist.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents and notify the pharmacist on duty about prescription incidents.
Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, subject to plan and eligibility terms.
Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles.
Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service; vacation, sick leave, and parental leave are also referenced.
Employee Assistance Program counseling and mental and emotional support resources.
Confidential financial tools and coaching through Goldman Sachs Ayco.
Associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over a career through the Continuing Education program.
Tuition assistance, college scholarships, and educational leave of absence, depending on location and eligibility.
Training and development resources and career pathways.
Access to retirement benefits, including a 401(k) plan and/or a Taft-Hartley pension fund, subject to eligibility.
Group term life insurance, subject to location criteria and eligibility.