PHARMACY/PHARMACIST-FLOATER

The Kroger Co. • Parker, CO

48d • $68 - $71 • Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist-Floater provides customer service in a safe and clean environment while promoting the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The role dispenses and compounds medications, reviews prescriptions for accuracy, checks for medication interactions, verifies the work of pharmacy technicians and interns, and provides clinical services such as immunizations. The pharmacist follows applicable laws, regulations, company policies, and ethical standards, and helps maintain quality assurance, controlled-substance security, safe equipment, and proper hazardous-drug disposal. The position may require adjusting one’s schedule to cover open shifts and traveling independently. The employer describes King Soopers as part of The Kroger Company and highlights its customer, community, and associate-focused purpose.

Requirements

• Must be a licensed Pharmacist in good standing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Driver’s license and ability to travel independently.

Nice To Haves

• Management experience preferred.
• Pharmacy experience.
• Retail experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide welcoming, professional service to internal and external customers and communicate positively about the company.
• Administer immunizations according to Kroger standing orders and procedures.
• Complete clinical services according to the relevant caseload.
• Dispense medications pursuant to prescriptions and applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and ethical standards.
• Compound medications using standard formulas and processes, including weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
• Review prescriptions for accuracy and determine required formulas and ingredients.
• Check new medications against existing medications and patient profiles for drug-drug or drug-disease interactions before filling prescriptions.
• Verify pharmacy technicians’ and interns’ work, including the accuracy of assembled prescriptions.
• Support special promotions in consultation with the Pharmacy Manager.
• Engage the pharmacy team to maintain appropriate day supply and follow recall protocols.
• Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special advertisements.
• Maintain required state and federal departmental and personal licensing applications and renewals.
• Follow quality assurance procedures; secure controlled substances; and properly dispose of hazardous waste drugs.
• Help prevent and report robbery, theft, or fraud.
• Support preventative maintenance through proper equipment inspection and repair.
• Follow safety procedures, identify or correct unsafe conditions, and promptly report customer or employee accidents to management.
• Adjust personal schedule to staff the business unit’s open shifts when necessary.
• Communicate special programs and information affecting department members or job functions.
• Comply with company policies and union contract provisions.
• Follow company, local, state, and federal laws and guidelines, including HIPAA, Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse requirements, and DEA procedures.
• Work collaboratively with team members to support teamwork and organizational goals.
• Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, subject to plans or collective bargaining agreements.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles.
• Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Employee Assistance Program counseling and confidential financial tools and coaching.
• 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.
• Vacation, sick leave, and parental leave, subject to applicable eligibility and terms.
• 401(k) plan and/or Taft-Hartley pension fund participation, subject to eligibility.
• Group term life insurance, subject to applicable criteria and eligibility.
• Potential bonus eligibility, depending on applicable criteria.
• Tuition assistance, college scholarships, and educational leave of absence, depending on location and eligibility.
• Internal training and development resources.
• Competitive health care and retirement benefits.
• Mental health resources.
• Opportunities to contribute to community initiatives through Zero Hunger | Zero Waste and diversity, equity, and inclusion plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time