Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.•Glendale, AZ

11d

About The Position

The Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs, provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and administers vaccines as needed. The role creates an outstanding customer experience and encourages associates to deliver excellent service while maintaining a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment. The Pharmacist helps achieve department sales and profit goals, controls quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedules and staffs technicians to meet business needs. The position also monitors pharmacy functions and activities and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The Pharmacist ensures compliance with applicable pharmacy laws and company policies, maintains accurate records and secure inventory, and oversees the proper handling of pharmacy products and controlled substances. The role maintains pharmacy equipment, work areas, signage, policy manuals, and reference materials, and works cooperatively with customers, associates, and vendors, including providing support to minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of basic math, including counting, addition, and subtraction.
Ability to handle stressful situations.

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 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, 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, 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 necessary for legal compliance, company policies, accounting policies, and requested reports.
Maintain a clean, neat work area, including counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
Ensure product returns are handled promptly and in accordance with company policy.
Maintain equipment such as computers, printers, accuracy scanners, and cash registers in working condition.
Maintain and organize policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, and ensure 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.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
Act honestly and with integrity regarding customer and business information.
Follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Monitor department functions and activities, help achieve sales and profit goals, control quality standards and expenses, and schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs.
Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.