PRN Pharmacist

Kroger•Virginia Beach, VA

About The Position

The Pharmacist provides exceptional customer service while supporting department sales and profit goals and maintaining quality assurance standards. The role promotes a safe, clean, and welcoming environment and models the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The Pharmacist handles prescription orders from receipt through delivery, evaluates prescriptions for appropriateness and patient safety, counsels patients and prescribers, supports immunization and other trained clinical activities, and maintains accurate pharmacy and controlled-substance records. The position also assists with department operations, inventory, reporting, customer and personnel issues, and supervision and delegation of associate responsibilities when the department manager is absent.

Requirements

Current Pharmacist license in the state where employment is sought, with no stipulations or Board-ordered restrictions.
Graduate of a U.S. School of Pharmacy or have passed a foreign equivalency exam.
Successfully passed the NAPLEX exam.
Ability to work at various locations.
Ability to travel independently.

Nice To Haves

Staff pharmacist

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Create a welcoming environment for customers and answer questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with customers and store personnel.
Maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and supplies and make recommendations to patients and prescribers.
Receive verbal prescription orders and accurately document them in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
Interpret, fill or refill, label, and bag prescription orders accurately and completely.
Evaluate prescription orders for appropriateness, patient safety, and legal compliance.
Provide drug counseling to customers and prescribers.
Follow third-party billing procedures and facilitate customer charges.
Maintain accurate records, including insurance records; receive prescription information from customers and accurately deliver prescriptions to them.
Assist customers with over-the-counter medication recommendations.
Contact prescribers and their office staff by phone.
Use the prescription computer system accurately and efficiently.
Maintain accurate inventory and reconcile and research controlled substances in accordance with record-keeping requirements.
Promote appropriate immunizations and provide them safely and effectively.
Participate in clinical activities for which appropriate training has been received.
Delegate monitoring and ordering supplies, stock incoming orders, and check incoming orders.
Assist with supervision and delegation of associate responsibilities.
File prescription orders and records in accordance with state and federal regulations and procedures.
Help resolve customer and personnel conflicts and problems when the department manager is absent.
Run, review, and interpret reports.
Oversee department administrative needs when the department manager is absent.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
Report pharmacy incidents or misfills to store management and Sedgwick within the timeframes set out in the Corporate Accuracy Policy.
Report safety risks, issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Stand for the entire shift and lift up to 25 pounds.
Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.