PHARMACY/PHARMACIST-INTERN

The Kroger Co.•Littleton, CO

11d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Intern supports the pharmacy department by providing exceptional customer service and helping maintain a safe, clean environment. The role assists the department manager in meeting sales and profit goals and monitoring quality assurance standards, while promoting the company’s Customer 1st strategy and core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The intern provides pharmacy services under appropriate supervision, including counseling customers, handling prescriptions and insurance information, assisting with medication recommendations, and providing immunizations under a pharmacist’s supervision. The role also supports pharmacy operations through inventory handling, department cleaning, safety reporting, and cooperative assistance to customers and associates.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Create a welcoming environment and answer customer questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and discuss them competently with customers and prescribers.
Provide drug counseling to customers.
Assist with recommendations for over-the-counter medications.
Accurately enter patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system.
Dispense the correct medication.
Contact prescribers’ offices for authorization.
Accurately bag filled prescriptions and deliver them to customers.
Process third-party insurance information and contact insurance companies on customers’ behalf when necessary.
Facilitate charge purchases for customers.
Accurately accept and interpret oral and written prescriptions for fills and refills.
Clean the department.
Provide immunizations under the supervision of a pharmacist.
Compare and check incoming orders, stock incoming orders properly, and return unused medication stock bottles to stock.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
Notify the pharmacist on duty of any prescription incident the intern becomes aware of.
Report safety risks, issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Manage conflict reasonably and cooperatively in a nonconfrontational manner.
Act honestly and with integrity regarding customer and business information.
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 older adults.
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, subject to eligibility and length of service.
Free counseling through the Employee Assistance Program.
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.
Training programs and career pathways.
Paid time off such as vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
Mental and emotional support resources through the Employee Assistance Program.
Participation in a 401(k) plan and/or a Taft-Hartley pension fund, subject to eligibility requirements.
Group term life insurance, subject to location criteria and eligibility requirements.
Potential bonus eligibility, depending on varying criteria.
Tuition assistance, college scholarships, and educational leave of absence, subject to location criteria and eligibility requirements.
Internal training and development resources.