PHARMACY/ PHARMACIST

The Kroger Co. • Brigham City, UT

4d

About The Position

The Pharmacist is responsible for creating an outstanding customer experience and inspiring associates to deliver excellent customer service. The role 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 role fulfills 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 pharmacy operations, records, inventory, equipment, security, and a professional, sanitary environment. The pharmacist also maintains current professional knowledge and pharmacy 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.
• Ability to speak, read and/or write in a second language.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers’ prescription needs, concentrating 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 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, 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.
• Ensure accuracy tools, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post-dispensing audit report, are used appropriately.
• 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.
• Ensure product returns are handled promptly and according to company policy.
• Maintain pharmacy 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, such as store hours, counseling and services signs, pharmacist 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 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 the career through the Continuing Education program.
• Training programs and diverse career pathways offering potential for growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time