Pharmacist

The Kroger Co. • Hilliard, OH

3d

About The Position

The Pharmacist creates an outstanding customer experience and inspires associates to deliver excellent customer service. The role establishes and maintains a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return; 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, duties, and activities and demonstrates the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

The position fulfills customers' prescription needs with a focus on accuracy, administers vaccines as needed, and provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care. It ensures legal and company-policy compliance, including HIPAA, and maintains the pharmacy's professional image, records, inventory, equipment, security, and sanitation. The Pharmacist also develops knowledge of the trade area and continuously broadens personal pharmacy knowledge and skills.

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

• Fill customers' prescriptions with a focus on accuracy.
• 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; follow pharmacy standards and enforce company dress standards.
• Develop a 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.
• 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 requested reports.
• Maintain a clean, neat work area, including work counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
• Handle product returns promptly and according to company policy.
• Maintain computers, printers, accuracy scanners, cash registers, and other equipment 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, 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.

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 through Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over a career through the Continuing Education program.
• Industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time