Pharmacist-Cincinnati

Kroger•Blue Ash, OH

11d

About The Position

The Pharmacist creates an outstanding customer experience and inspires associates to provide excellent service. The role establishes and maintains a safe, clean pharmacy environment, achieves department sales and profit goals, controls quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedules and staffs technicians to meet business needs. The Pharmacist monitors department functions and demonstrates the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The Pharmacist fulfills prescription needs accurately, provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and administers vaccines as needed. The role ensures legal and company-policy compliance, maintains pharmacy operations and records, oversees inventory and controlled substances, and keeps the pharmacy, equipment, and work areas clean, organized, secure, and professional.

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.
Ability to speak, read, and/or write in 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 pharmacy compliance 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, 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 appropriate use of accuracy tools, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post-dispensing audit report.
Establish and maintain record-keeping practices necessary for legal compliance, company and accounting policies, and requested reports.
Keep the work area clean 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 that staff know how to use them.
Maintain required signage, including store hours, counseling and service signs, pharmacists’ 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.