Pharmacy Intern Grad

About the job

Walgreens is hiring a pharmacy intern grad in Spokane Valley, WA. The role is for a pharmacy graduate who will be licensed as a pharmacist: it covers counseling patients on their medications, reviewing and dispensing prescriptions, giving immunizations and other preventive services, and helping the pharmacy manager run the pharmacy.

What you'll do

• Greet customers and patients, resolve their concerns, and build relationships by offering services such as patient consultations, medication management, drug therapy reviews and immunizations
• Counsel patients on how to use their medicines, side effects, interactions, contraindications, generics and over-the-counter products, and refer them to their medical provider when needed
• Do pharmacist tasks such as compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification and medication management, and review, interpret and dispense prescriptions when the workload calls for it
• Open and close the pharmacy, help the pharmacy manager set up procedures and assign roles, and make sure the pharmacy follows regulations and company standards
• Apply the Good Faith Dispensing policy, along with federal and state laws on controlled substances, to every prescription filled
• Process insurance claims accurately, follow up with insurers and medical providers, and take part in third-party audits
• Contact medical providers' offices to clarify medications, doses, refills, interactions and allergies and to suggest alternatives
• Give immunizations, flu shots, diabetes awareness and other wellness and preventive services
• Help the pharmacy manager with hiring, training and coaching staff, reviewing performance data, inventory management and asset protection
• Build relationships with local physicians, nurses and other providers and join community outreach activities

What you need

• Willingness to complete a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree at an accredited school before starting
• Willingness to become a licensed pharmacist, through the Board of Pharmacy of each state in the district, within 90 days of hire
• Certified Immunizer, or willing to become one within 90 days of hire
• Keeping up with certifications, education credits and required company training