Pharmacy Intern

Pharmacy Intern

Thrifty White Pharmacy is seeking a Pharmacy Intern in Cloquet, Minnesota to provide exposure in all aspects of the community pharmacy setting and to let them practice as many pharmacist duties as they are prepared to handle (per State Board requirements).

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Providing excellent professional service to customers to build loyalty and repeat business.
• Helping prepare hard copy insurance claims when necessary.
• Obtaining and documenting approval for refill prescriptions from physicians to ensure proper authorization is recorded on all prescriptions.
• With experience; counseling patients on their medications. Works with the Pharmacist Preceptor to learn all functions of the Pharmacist's job.
• Providing and promoting immunizations in store and with local employers, community centers, and government officials.
• Answering patient questions in the OTC aisles and becoming familiar with products offered there.
• Supporting full completion of Medication Therapy Management activities. Prepares information for Pharmacists to complete Comprehensive Medication reviews and assists in these meetings with patients.
• Seeking out and pursuing opportunities to educate at senior centers, employers, doctor's offices, public officials and other community gatherings.
• Making antibiotic call backs after 3 days of patient being on antibiotic to see if the therapy is helping and if the patient has any questions or concerns.
• Good attendance and punctuality is required in order to fulfill the essential job functions.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representable of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position may include long periods of standing. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is also frequently required: to talk and hear, use hands and fingers, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Applicant must have or be able to receive a pharmacy intern license and not have any federal sanctions. Thrifty White Pharmacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Compensation: $13.00 - $25.00 per hour

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Thrifty White Pharmacy is a pharmacy chain fully owned by our employees. We are committed to the communities we serve and believe that our services and products must exceed the expectations of our customers. Being an industry leader in innovation, our employee owners have been able to develop and implement several programs and initiatives that allow our team to practice at the top of their license, making them an invaluable asset to our pharmacy operations.

As a dynamic organization, we have a variety of different practice sites and positions. No experience is necessary for most of our Pharmacy Technician positions! As detailed further down this careers page, Thrifty White offers Pharmacy Technician-in-Training programs at no cost to the employee!