Pharmacy Intern

The Kroger Co.•Shoreline, WA

2d•$24 - $30

About The Position

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. Assist the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals and monitor established quality assurance standards. Support the Customer 1st strategy and encourage excellent customer service while demonstrating the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The role includes helping customers with pharmaceutical and over-the-counter products, counseling customers, processing and dispensing prescriptions, handling insurance and charge purchases, and assisting with department operations. Pharmacy interns provide immunizations under a pharmacist’s supervision and support safe, accurate pharmacy practices. QFC is part of the Kroger family of companies and serves customers in Washington and Oregon. The company describes its purpose as feeding the human spirit and offers associate benefits, subject to eligibility and other conditions.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Help customers feel welcome and appreciated by answering questions about products sold in the department and store.
Gain and 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.
Bag filled prescriptions and deliver them accurately to customers.
Process third-party insurance information for customers and contact insurance companies on their behalf when necessary.
Facilitate charge purchases for customers.
Accurately accept and interpret oral and written prescriptions for filling or refilling.
Clean the department.
Provide immunizations under the supervision of a pharmacist.
Compare and check incoming orders, stock them properly, and return unused medication stock bottles to stock.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
Notify the pharmacist on duty if made aware of a prescription incident.
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, without confrontation.
Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
Follow directions and seek assistance when needed 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 plans and eligibility.
Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles.
Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay, based on 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 Taft-Hartley pension fund, subject to eligibility.
Group term life insurance, subject to criteria and eligibility.
Potential bonus eligibility, depending on location criteria.
Tuition assistance, college scholarships, and educational leave of absence, subject to criteria and eligibility.
Internal training and development resources.