PHARMACY/PHARMCST-FLOATER
About The Position
The Pharmacy Pharmacist-Floater provides customer service in a safe, clean environment and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The role dispenses and reviews prescriptions, administers immunizations, compounds medications, verifies pharmacy technicians’ and interns’ work, and supports clinical services. It also helps maintain pharmacy quality, safety, security, compliance, and operations, and may adjust its schedule to cover open shifts when necessary. The position serves customers and coworkers professionally, communicates effectively, works collaboratively in a fast-paced environment, and provides direct support to minors, people with special needs, and older adults. It requires a pharmacist licensed in good standing and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or PharmD. A driver’s license and ability to travel independently are required. Management, pharmacy, and retail experience are desired. The Kroger Family of Companies describes benefits that may include healthcare coverage, paid time off, employee assistance and financial counseling resources, associate discounts, tuition reimbursement, training and development, retirement benefits, life insurance, and potential bonuses. Benefits and eligibility vary by role, location, and other criteria.
Requirements
- Must be a licensed Pharmacist in good standing.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills.
- High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Driver’s license and ability to travel independently.
- Ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
- Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational, and cooperative manner.
- Ability to act honestly and with integrity regarding customer and business information.
- Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
Nice To Haves
- Management experience preferred.
- Pharmacy experience.
- Retail experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide customer service that makes internal and external customers feel welcome, important, and appreciated.
- Maintain professionalism, a positive attitude, and effective communication about the company in customers’ presence and on social media.
- Administer immunizations according to Kroger standing orders and procedures.
- Complete clinical services according to the relevant caseload.
- Dispense medications pursuant to prescriptions and applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and ethical standards.
- Compound medications using standard formulas and processes, including weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
- Review prescriptions for accuracy and determine the formulas and ingredients needed.
- Check new medications against existing medications and patient profiles for drug-drug or drug-disease interactions before filling prescriptions.
- Verify the work of pharmacy technicians and interns, including the accuracy of assembled prescriptions.
- Support special promotions in consultation with the Pharmacy Manager.
- Coordinate with the pharmacy team to maintain appropriate day supply and follow recall protocols.
- Stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special advertisements.
- Follow state and federal requirements for annual department and personal licensing applications and renewals.
- Maintain quality assurance procedures, controlled-substance security, and hazardous drug waste disposal procedures.
- Help prevent and report robbery, theft, or fraud.
- Inspect and repair equipment appropriately to support preventative maintenance.
- Follow safety procedures, identify or correct unsafe conditions, and reinforce safety programs.
- Promptly report customer or employee accidents to management.
- Adjust personal schedule to staff the business unit’s open shifts when necessary.
- Communicate special programs and information affecting department members or job functions.
- Comply with company policies and union contract provisions and agreements.
- Follow company, local, state, and federal laws and guidelines, including HIPAA, Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse requirements, and DEA procedures.
- Work collaboratively with team members to promote teamwork and align with organizational goals.
- Manage conflict reasonably and cooperatively, follow directions, seek assistance when needed, and handle customer and business information honestly and with integrity.
- Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults.
- Perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Benefits
- Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, subject to plans and eligibility.
- Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay, subject to eligibility and length of service.
- Employee Assistance Program with counseling and emotional support resources.
- 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 a career through the Continuing Education program.
- Training programs and career pathways.
- Paid time off such as vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
- 401(k) plan and/or Taft-Hartley pension fund, subject to eligibility.
- Group term life insurance, subject to criteria and eligibility.
- Potential bonus eligibility, depending on criteria.
- College scholarships and educational leave of absence, depending on location and eligibility.
- Internal training and development resources.
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Job Type
Full-time
