PHARMACY/PHARMACIST

The Kroger Co.•West Bend, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist is responsible for creating an outstanding customer experience and inspiring associates to deliver excellent customer service. This role involves establishing and maintaining a safe, clean environment that encourages customer return, achieving sales and profit goals for the department, controlling quality assurance standards and expenses, and properly scheduling and staffing technicians. The Pharmacist will monitor all functions, duties, and activities for the department and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in pharmacy
Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing
Ability to handle stressful situations
Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
Effective oral/written communication skills

Nice To Haves

1 year of retail experience
Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)

Responsibilities

Fulfill customers' prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled
Administer vaccines as needed
Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers
Ensure pharmacies comply with all local, state and federal laws (including HIPAA)
Maintain a professional image through personal appearance, conduct and attitude and the physical condition of the pharmacy; adhere to pharmacy standards and enforce company dress standards
Achieve a thorough knowledge of the trade area, its customers and its competition
Create a positive pharmacy department image through strong service, friendliness and cooperativeness with customers, associates and outside vendors
Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies/procedures, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, proper operation of all equipment, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, reports to management, and product recalls per company policy
Maintain proper records, inventory and security on all scheduled drugs (i.e., controlled substances-narcotics)
Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources
Ensure all accuracy tools, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post dispensing audit report, are utilized appropriately
Establish/maintain all record keeping practices necessary for legal compliance, company policies, accounting policies and other requested reports
Maintain a clean, neat work area, including work counters, shelves, floors and the customer counter to present a professional, sanitary, organized image to customers
Ensure all product returns are handled in a timely fashion and per company policy
Maintain all equipment (e.g., computers, printers, accuracy scanners and cash registers) to ensure it remains in working condition
Maintain and organize all policy manuals, reference books, state laws and required equipment and verify that all staff is knowledgeable of their use
Maintain proper signage (e.g., store hours, counseling sign, services signs, pharmacists' photographs and names, and all other signs requested) in all areas necessary
Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills
Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation