Pharmacist

The Kroger Co. • Dublin, OH

20d • $60 - $69

About The Position

The Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs accurately, provides counseling and pharmaceutical care, and administers vaccines as needed. The role ensures pharmacy compliance with local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA, and maintains a professional, safe, clean, sanitary, and organized pharmacy environment.

The Pharmacist monitors pharmacy operations, inventory, records, security, equipment, scheduling, pricing, returns, budgets, and quality assurance procedures. The role helps meet department sales and profit goals, appropriately schedules and staffs technicians, supports customer service, and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position requires the ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

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 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 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 in accordance with 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 necessary for legal compliance, company and accounting policies, and requested reports.
• Maintain a clean, neat work area, including counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
• Ensure product returns are handled promptly and according to company policy.
• Maintain 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 that staff know how to use them.
• Maintain required signage, including store hours, counseling and services signs, pharmacist photographs and names, and other requested signs.
• Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
• Create an outstanding customer experience and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return.
• Achieve established department sales and profit goals, control quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs.
• Monitor all functions, duties, and activities for the department.
• Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
• Perform the essential job functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

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 with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over the course of a career through the Continuing Education program.
• Training programs and diverse career pathways offering potential for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time