PHARMACY/ PHARMACIST NORTHERN UT

The Kroger Co. • Ogden, UT

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About The Position

Provide professional pharmacy services, including filling prescriptions, counseling patients, and supervising pharmacy technicians. Ensure that services comply with professional standards and applicable statutes and regulations. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

The role includes interpreting prescriptions, entering prescription and patient data, advising patients on medication use and interactions, consulting prescribers, administering immunizations under defined protocols, and providing clinical services such as patient coaching and medication therapy management. The pharmacist also monitors patient profiles and inventory, performs daily operational duties under the direction of the pharmacy manager, and supports compliance, safety, and customer-service standards. The position may require working at multiple locations as needed.

Requirements

• Board of Pharmacy license.
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Friendly, approachable, and outgoing demeanor; ability to work as a team player.
• Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to preserve the confidentiality of information.
• Strong math skills, including calculating discounts, proportions, and percentages.
• Basic algebra and geometry skills, including calculating circumferences and volume.

Nice To Haves

• APhA Immunization Certified.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
• Provide friendly and efficient customer service, showing sincerity, patience, and respect in customer interactions and thanking customers for their business.
• Adhere to local, state, and federal health and civil codes.
• Follow state and federal guidelines regarding annual licensing and restrictions on dispensing drugs.
• Interpret physicians’ prescriptions and enter prescription and patient data into the computer system.
• Provide pharmacy technicians with prescription information and supervise prescription filling.
• Counsel patients in person and by phone about medication side effects, proper administration, and potential drug/food or drug/drug interactions; ensure patients understand their medication treatment programs.
• Consult with prescribers on matters affecting the appropriateness of drug therapy.
• Follow approved efficiency and accuracy procedures when filling prescriptions.
• Administer immunizations under defined protocols.
• Provide direct patient clinical services, including patient coaching and medication therapy management.
• Monitor and maintain patient profiles.
• Monitor inventory levels to ensure adequate service levels.
• Perform daily operational duties under the direction of the pharmacy manager.
• Follow department policies, procedures, and best practices for pharmacy operations.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA privacy regulations.
• Follow applicable merchandising, labor-control, expense, supply-control, loss-prevention, and maintenance rules; report illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
• Comply with and reinforce food-safety, sanitation, and safety regulations, guidelines, procedures, and programs; identify unsafe conditions and notify store management.
• Maintain the ability to work at multiple locations as needed.
• Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, through company plans 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 career pathways offering potential for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed