Pharmacy Intern

Meijer•Connoquenessing Township, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a family company, Meijer serves people and communities, offering career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. The Pharmacy Intern position is responsible for having basic pharmacy knowledge to provide customer service, process and fill prescriptions, handle third-party functions, manage inventory, and provide clinical services. Meijer is a multi-billion dollar retailer with over 70,000 employees across six states, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and treating all persons with dignity and respect.

Requirements

Enrolled in an accredited pharmacy school
Pharmacy Intern License (state specific)
Positive attitude
Excellent communication skills
Neat and legible penmanship
Organizational skills
Prioritization skills
Team-oriented mindset
Timeliness & dependability
Basic math skills
Drive to stay current and competent in all pharmacy-related functions
Excellent customer service skills
Empathy
Professional appearance
Understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality
Understanding of all patient care services available at Meijer Pharmacy
Knowledge of Third Party Help; prescription split billing
Knowledge of health screening tests available
Knowledge of immunizations available
Ability to perform health screening tests and immunizations after proper training and state-specific authorization
Knowledge of MTM platforms and working under a pharmacist to perform these services when applicable & allowed
Knowledge of brand/generic medication names
Knowledge of applicable medical/pharmacy terminology
Knowledge about various dosage forms
Ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations
Knowledge of MP6

Responsibilities

Customer service
Communicating with patients in person and via telephone
Assisting patients with product selection
Obtaining medication prices (internally and from competitors) pursuant to patient requests
Using pharmacy computer system for prescription data entry & third party adjudication
Pulling correct products from the shelf
Counting and labeling prescriptions appropriately at fill station
Receiving new prescriptions from patients
Selling prescriptions to patients at the Will Call station
Third-party functions
Updating balance on hand (BOH)
Product ordering
Looking up Meijer codes
Checking-in and putting away orders
Processing vendor charge backs (VCBs)/transfers/salvage
Clinical services
Perform other duties as assigned or required