Pharmacy/Pharmacist-Casual

Kroger•Colorado Springs, CO

About The Position

The Pharmacist embraces the Customer 1st strategy by delivering exceptional customer service and helping maintain a safe, clean, welcoming pharmacy environment. The role assists the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals while monitoring quality assurance standards and modeling the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The Pharmacist provides pharmacy services in compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Duties include receiving, interpreting, filling, and counseling on prescriptions; evaluating prescription appropriateness and patient safety; supporting immunizations and other trained clinical activities; maintaining accurate records and controlled-substance inventory; and helping resolve customer or personnel issues. The position may require work at various locations and independent travel.

Requirements

Hold a current Pharmacist license in the state of employment, without stipulations or Board-ordered restrictions.
Graduate from a U.S. School of Pharmacy or pass a foreign equivalency exam.
Successfully pass the NAPLEX exam.
Be able to work at various locations.
Be able to travel independently.
Be able to stand for the entire shift and lift up to 25 lbs.
Be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Staff pharmacist

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Create a welcoming customer experience by answering questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with customers and store personnel.
Use knowledge of pharmaceutical products and supplies to make recommendations to patients and prescribers.
Receive verbal prescription orders and accurately document them in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
Interpret, fill or refill, label, and bag prescription orders completely and accurately.
Evaluate prescription orders for appropriateness, patient safety, and legal compliance.
Provide drug counseling to customers and prescribers.
Follow third-party billing procedures and facilitate customer charges.
Maintain accurate records, including insurance information; receive prescription information from customers and accurately deliver prescriptions to them.
Assist with over-the-counter medication recommendations.
Contact prescribers and prescribers’ office staff by phone.
Use the prescription computer system accurately and efficiently.
Maintain controlled-substance inventory, reconciliation, and research in compliance with recordkeeping requirements.
Promote appropriate immunizations and provide them safely and effectively.
Participate in clinical activities for which appropriate training has been received.
Delegate monitoring and ordering supplies, stock incoming orders, and compare and check incoming orders.
Assist with supervision and delegation of responsibilities to associates.
File prescription orders and records according to state and federal regulations and procedures.
Help resolve customer and personnel conflicts and problems when the department manager is absent.
Run, review, and interpret reports.
Oversee departmental administrative needs when the department manager is absent.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
Report pharmacy incidents or dispensing errors to store management and Sedgwick within the timeframes in the Corporate Accuracy Policy.
Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.