Pharmacy Intern - Peoria, IL Area - Kroger

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we've grown into what today is the nation's largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states operating under 28 different names. As America's grocer, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you're caring, purpose-driven and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we've got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Kroger family!Minimum

• Be actively enrolled in a US school of pharmacy

• Hold a current state issued Pharmacy Intern license• Promote trust and respect among associates.

• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store.

• Gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and be able to competently discuss these products with customers and prescribers.

• Provide drug counseling to customers.

• Assist with over the counter medications recommendations.

• Be able to accurately input patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system.

• Dispense the correct medication.

• Contact prescribers' offices for authorization.

• Bag filled prescriptions and deliver to customer accurately.

• Process third party insurance information for customers.

• Contact insurance companies on the behalf of the customers, if necessary

• Facilitate charge purchases for customers.

• Accept and interpret oral and written prescriptions accurately for fill/refill.

• Clean the department.

• Provide immunizations under the supervision of the pharmacist

• Compare and check incoming orders.

• Stock incoming orders properly.

• Return unused medication stock bottles to stock.

• Notify management of customer or employee accidents.

• Notify pharmacist on duty if they are made aware of a prescription incident.

• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud.

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation