Pharmacy Intern

Meijer•Zionsville, IN

12d

About The Position

The Pharmacy Intern uses basic pharmacy knowledge to provide customer service, process and fill prescriptions, perform third-party functions, manage inventory, and provide clinical services. The role includes assisting patients in person and by telephone, supporting prescription workflows and inventory processes, and performing clinical services within applicable training and state-specific authorization. Other duties may be 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 skills.
Have neat and legible penmanship, organizational skills, and prioritization skills.
Be team-oriented, timely, and dependable.
Have basic math skills and the drive to stay current and competent in pharmacy-related functions.
Have excellent customer service skills and empathy.
Maintain a professional appearance and understand the importance of patient confidentiality.
Understand patient care services available at Meijer Pharmacy.
Know Third Party Help and prescription split billing.
Know health screening tests and immunizations available; be able to perform them after proper training and state-specific authorization.
Know MTM platforms and be able to work under a pharmacist to perform these 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.
Assist patients with product selection and provide medication prices upon request, including internally and from competitors.
Enter prescription data and process third-party adjudication using the pharmacy computer system.
Pull the correct products, count and label prescriptions, receive new prescriptions, and sell prescriptions to patients at the Will Call station.
Perform third-party functions, including prescription split billing.
Manage inventory by updating balance on hand, ordering products, looking up Meijer codes, checking in and putting away orders, and processing vendor charge backs, transfers, and salvage.
Provide clinical services, including health screening tests and immunizations after proper training and state-specific authorization, and support medication therapy management services under a pharmacist when applicable and allowed.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.