PHARMACY/PHARMACIST-INTERN
About The Position
The Pharmacy Intern supports the pharmacy department by delivering exceptional customer service, helping maintain a safe and clean environment, and assisting the department manager in meeting sales, profit, and quality assurance goals. The role promotes the Customer 1st strategy and the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The intern gains and maintains knowledge of pharmaceutical products, counsels customers, assists with over-the-counter medication recommendations, accurately processes prescription and insurance information, dispenses and delivers prescriptions, and supports pharmacy operations. Immunizations may be provided under pharmacist supervision. The position also requires cooperative work in a fast-paced environment, sound handling of customer and business information, and support for customers including minors, people with special needs, and older adults. Essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation. King Soopers is part of The Kroger Company and serves customers through stores in Colorado and Wyoming. The Kroger Family of Companies describes its purpose as feeding the human spirit and offers benefits and development opportunities subject to eligibility and other criteria.
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 by answering customers’ questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
- Gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and competently discuss them 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 customers’ third-party insurance information 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 the 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 of any known prescription incident.
- Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
- Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
- Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
- Act honestly and with integrity regarding customer and business information.
- Follow directions and seek assistance as 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 eligibility and plan terms.
- 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.
- Free, 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, subject to eligibility and terms.
- 401(k) plan and/or Taft-Hartley pension fund participation, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Group term life insurance, subject to criteria and eligibility requirements.
- Potential bonus eligibility depending on criteria.
- Tuition assistance, college scholarships, and educational leave of absence, depending on location and eligibility.
- Internal training and development resources.
- Competitive healthcare and retirement benefits, paid time off, mental health resources, and opportunities to learn, grow, and advance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
