Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.•Scottsdale, AZ

12d

About The Position

The Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs while ensuring prescription accuracy, providing patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and administering vaccines as needed. The role helps create an outstanding customer experience, supports associates in delivering excellent service, and maintains a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment. The Pharmacist monitors department activities, works toward sales and profit goals, controls quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedules and staffs technicians to meet business needs. The position also ensures legal and company-policy compliance, including HIPAA, and demonstrates 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.
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.
Ability to speak, read, and/or write a second language.

Responsibilities

Fulfill customers’ prescription needs with a focus 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 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, reports to management, 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.
Use accuracy tools appropriately, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post-dispensing audit report.
Maintain records required for legal compliance, company policies, accounting policies, and other requested reports.
Keep the work area clean, neat, sanitary, and organized, 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 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, 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 honestly and with integrity regarding customer and business information.
Follow directions and seek assistance when needed to resolve customer and business issues.
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.