Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.•Sahuarita, AZ

11d

About The Position

The Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs with a focus on accuracy, provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and administers vaccines as needed. The role helps create an outstanding customer experience and encourages associates to deliver excellent service while maintaining a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment. The Pharmacist is responsible for meeting department sales and profit goals, controlling quality assurance standards and expenses, and scheduling and staffing technicians to support business needs. The position monitors department functions and activities and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The Pharmacist ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA, and maintains required records, inventory, security, equipment, and pharmacy procedures. The role supports a positive department image through professional conduct, cleanliness, effective service, and cooperation with customers, associates, and vendors. The position also requires ongoing development of pharmacy knowledge and the ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy.
Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of basic math, including counting, addition, and subtraction.
Ability to handle stressful situations.

Nice To Haves

One year of retail experience.
A second language, including speaking, reading, and/or writing.

Responsibilities

Fulfill customers’ prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled.
Administer vaccines as needed.
Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers.
Ensure pharmacies comply with all local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA.
Maintain a professional image through personal appearance, conduct, attitude, and the physical condition of the pharmacy; adhere to pharmacy standards and enforce company dress standards.
Develop a thorough knowledge of the trade area, its customers, and its competition.
Create a positive pharmacy department image through strong service, friendliness, and cooperation with customers, associates, and outside vendors.
Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies and procedures, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, equipment operation, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, management reports, and product recalls according to company policy.
Maintain proper records, inventory, and security for scheduled drugs, including controlled substances and narcotics.
Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources.
Ensure accuracy tools, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post-dispensing audit report, are used appropriately.
Establish and maintain record-keeping practices required for legal compliance, company and accounting policies, and requested reports.
Maintain a clean, neat work area, including counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
Handle product returns promptly and according to company policy.
Maintain equipment such as computers, printers, accuracy scanners, and cash registers in working condition.
Maintain and organize policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, and verify staff knowledge of their use.
Maintain required signage, including store hours, counseling and service signs, pharmacists’ photographs and names, and other requested signs.
Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
Follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Help achieve department sales and profit goals, control quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs.
Monitor all department functions, duties, and activities.
Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.