Pharmacy Intern Grad

Walgreens•Meridian, ID

25d

About The Position

Provides pharmacy consulting services to customers on effective medication use, drug interactions, and preventive healthcare, including immunizations. Ensures prescribed medications are properly compounded, dispensed, reviewed, and verified in accordance with regulations and company policies. Supports pharmacy workflow and assists the Pharmacy Manager with financial performance, inventory management, and customer experience. The role provides patient counseling, performs pharmacist tasks, supports pharmacy operations and technology, and helps maintain regulatory and company standards. It also contributes to team hiring, training, coaching, performance, and professional development. The employee is expected to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy degree before the position start date, obtain pharmacist licensure within 90 days of hire according to district guidelines, and be a certified immunizer or become one within 90 days of hire. The position is with Walgreens, an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. The role remains open until filled. Walgreens states that the offered hourly salary within its range depends on factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, and experience; no salary range is provided in the supplied description. Benefits information is available at jobs.walgreens.com/benefits. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.

Requirements

Willingness to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited educational institution before the position start date.
Willingness to obtain pharmacist licensure from the respective Board of Pharmacy in the states within the district within 90 days of hire, according to district guidelines.
Must be a certified immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Engage customers and patients, offer assistance, resolve issues, and provide a positive customer experience.
Model and share customer service practices, build relationships with valuable customers, and anticipate and address customer needs.
Promote healthcare services, including patient consultation, medication management, drug therapy reviews, immunizations, flu shots, and diabetes awareness.
Counsel patients about medication use, side effects, interactions, contraindications, privacy, generics, lower-cost medicines, and over-the-counter products; refer patients to medical providers when needed.
Perform pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, medication management, and accurate dispensing when workload requires.
Ensure pharmacy operations comply with applicable regulations, company policies, and standards.
Assist the Pharmacy Manager with procedures and workflow, including assigning roles, coordinating activities, and soliciting employee suggestions.
Perform pharmacy opening, closing, and shift-change duties.
Apply Good Faith Dispensing policy requirements alongside state and federal controlled-substance laws when filling prescriptions.
Maintain knowledge of pharmacy information systems and technology, including Intercom Plus, registers, automation, and StoreNET; support customers and pharmacy staff and propose system enhancements.
Process insurance claims accurately, follow up with insurers and medical providers, and participate in third-party audits.
Contact medical providers to clarify prescriptions, dosages, refills, interactions, and allergies; suggest alternatives and answer provider questions.
Provide retail, clinical, and wellness services, including immunizations, flu shots, diabetes awareness, and other preventive healthcare services.
Assist the Pharmacy Manager with analyzing financial and customer-service performance data and implementing asset-protection and inventory-management procedures.
Review key performance indicators with the Pharmacy Manager, Store Manager, and Healthcare Supervisor.
Maintain relationships with local physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers and participate in community outreach activities.
Partner with Central Pharmacy Operations on customer registration, third-party reviews, and resolving customer issues for Well Experience locations.
In virtual environments, conduct virtual product reviews according to company procedures and guidelines.
Assist the Pharmacy Manager with staff hiring and training; coach employees, provide constructive feedback, monitor customer service, and foster employee development.
Promote teamwork, motivate team members, establish expectations, monitor and recognize progress, and foster a shared vision.
Maintain current pharmacy and healthcare knowledge through journals, company publications, and communications; pursue practices that enhance performance.
Complete required certifications, education credits, and training, including People Plus Learning modules.
Monitor personal performance, seek constructive feedback, and use the Pharmacy Manager and Store Manager as mentors and coaches.
Communicate relevant corporate health and wellness services or strategy information to pharmacy staff.