PHARMACY/PHARMACIST

The Kroger Co. • West Bend, WI

11d

About The Position

The Pharmacist is responsible for fulfilling customers’ prescription needs accurately, providing patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and administering vaccines as needed. The role helps create an outstanding customer experience and a safe, clean pharmacy environment while achieving department sales and profit goals, maintaining quality assurance standards, controlling expenses, and scheduling and staffing technicians to meet business needs. The pharmacist monitors pharmacy operations and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

The position ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA, and maintains pharmacy records, inventory, security, equipment, reference materials, signage, and a professional, sanitary work area in accordance with company policies and pharmacy standards. The pharmacist also works to broaden 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.
• Ability to speak, read, and/or write in a second language.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers’ prescription needs while ensuring 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, management reports, 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.
• Keep work areas clean, neat, sanitary, and organized, including counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
• Ensure product returns are handled promptly and in accordance with 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 service 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 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 the course of a career through the Continuing Education program.
• Access to training programs and diverse career pathways.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time