Pharmacy/Modified Full Time Pharmacist

Kroger•Monroe, MI

About The Position

The Pharmacist creates an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1st strategy and inspiring associates to deliver excellent service. The role helps establish and maintain a safe, clean 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 values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position fulfills prescription needs with a focus on accuracy, provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and ensures compliance with applicable laws and company policies. It oversees pharmacy operations, including inventory, records, security, sanitation, scheduling, equipment, pricing, returns, budgets, reports, and recalls. The Pharmacist also maintains professional standards, supports a positive pharmacy image, and keeps the work area clean, organized, and sanitary.

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.
Ability to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

One year of retail experience.
Ability to speak, read, and/or write in a second language.

Responsibilities

Fill customers’ prescriptions accurately and provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care.
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.
Promote 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 appropriate 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, Kroger policies, accounting policies, and requested reports.
Keep work areas, counters, shelves, floors, and customer counters clean, neat, organized, and sanitary.
Handle product returns promptly and according to company policy.
Maintain computers, printers, accuracy scanners, cash registers, and other equipment in working condition.
Organize policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, and verify staff knowledge of their use.
Maintain required signage, including store hours, counseling and service signs, pharmacists’ photographs and names, and other requested signs.
Make a continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.