Pharmacy Intern

Responsibilities

• Completion of a comprehensive training roadmap focusing on Key Learning Experiences (KLEs) that build aptitude in areas such as:
  • Following company SOPs at each workstation
  • Pharmacy workflow procedures
  • Providing empathetic and caring service
  • Handling telephonic prescriptions
  • Maintaining inventory activities
  • Supporting additional patient health care services
• Increasing responsibility in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of pharmacy operations, including:
  • Preparing and administering vaccines
  • Monitoring for and responding to adverse reactions
  • Collecting and documenting patient information
• Contributing to a high-performing team, embracing a growth mindset, and being receptive to feedback
• Remaining flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while maintaining a safe and inclusive team dynamic
• Voluntarily traveling to stores in the market to work shifts as needed by the business

Qualifications

• Accepted into, or actively enrolled in, an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy
• Possession, or being in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required
• Ability to complete required training within designated timeframe
• Attention and focus: Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time, pivot quickly between tasks, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy
• Customer service and team orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people, responding appropriately to patients and colleagues, and utilizing active listening
• Communication skills: Using and understanding verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues, and educating patients about the importance of vaccines
• Mathematical reasoning: Using math to solve problems, such as determining the total number of tablets to dispense, day's supply, and/or number of full bottles and additional bottles needed to fill a prescription
• Problem resolution: Identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action when faced with multiple options
• Physical demands: Being mobile and remaining upright for extended periods of time, lifting up to 20 lbs., reaching overhead, stretching, and moving items between low and high positions