PHARMACY/PHARMACIST

The Kroger Co. • Milwaukee, WI

11d

About The Position

The Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs and provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, while ensuring each prescription is filled accurately. The role administers vaccines as needed and ensures the pharmacy complies with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA.

The Pharmacist helps create an outstanding customer experience and a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment. The role monitors department operations, supports sales and profit goals, controls quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedules and staffs technicians to meet business needs. It also oversees inventory, records, security, sanitation, equipment, pricing, returns, recalls, budgets, and other pharmacy functions in accordance with company policy and legal requirements. The pharmacist is expected to maintain professional conduct and appearance, build pharmacy knowledge and skills, and demonstrate the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers’ prescription needs, concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled.
• Administer vaccines as needed.
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers.
• Ensure the pharmacy complies with local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA.
• Maintain a professional image through 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.
• Promote 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.
• Maintain records required for legal compliance, company and accounting policies, and requested reports.
• Keep the work area clean, neat, sanitary, and organized, including counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
• Handle product returns promptly and according to company policy.
• Maintain pharmacy equipment, including 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 know how to use them.
• Maintain required signage, including store hours, counseling and service signs, pharmacist photographs and names, and other requested signs.
• Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
• Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Monitor department functions and activities, support sales and profit goals, control quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs.
• Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, through company or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles.
• Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay, based on eligibility and length of service.
• Free counseling through the Employee Assistance Program.
• Free, confidential financial tools and coaching through Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over a career through the Continuing Education program.
• Access to training programs and career pathways.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time