Pharmacy Intern Year 1

Meijer•Oregon, OH

About The Position

The Pharmacy Intern Year 1 provides customer service and supports prescription processing and filling, third-party functions, inventory management, and clinical services. The intern communicates with patients in person and by telephone, assists with product selection, and provides medication price information upon request. They enter prescription data and process third-party adjudication using the pharmacy computer system, select products, count and label prescriptions, receive new prescriptions, and sell prescriptions at the Will Call station. Inventory tasks include updating balance on hand, ordering products, looking up Meijer codes, checking in and putting away orders, and processing vendor charge backs, transfers, and salvage. The position may also perform other duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

Be enrolled in an accredited pharmacy school.
Hold a state-specific Pharmacy Intern License.
Have a positive attitude and excellent communication and customer service skills.
Have neat and legible penmanship, organizational and prioritization skills, and a team-oriented mindset.
Be timely and dependable; have basic math skills and a drive to stay current and competent in pharmacy-related functions.
Demonstrate empathy, professional appearance, and understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality.
Understand patient care services available at Meijer Pharmacy.
Have knowledge of Third Party Help and prescription split billing.
Know available health screening tests and immunizations; be able to perform them after proper training and state-specific authorization.
Know MTM platforms and work under a pharmacist to perform MTM services when applicable and allowed.
Know brand and generic medication names, applicable medical and pharmacy terminology, and various dosage forms; be able to perform pharmaceutical calculations.
Have knowledge of MP6.

Responsibilities

Communicate with patients in person and by telephone and assist them with product selection.
Obtain medication prices internally and from competitors in response to patient requests.
Enter prescription data and perform third-party adjudication using the pharmacy computer system.
Pull the correct products from shelves, count and label prescriptions, receive new prescriptions, and sell prescriptions at the Will Call station.
Update balance on hand, order products, look up Meijer codes, check in and put away orders, and process vendor charge backs, transfers, and salvage.
Provide or support clinical services, including health screening tests and immunizations after proper training and state-specific authorization, and MTM services under a pharmacist when applicable and allowed.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.