PHARMACY/PHARMACIST-INTERN

The Kroger Co.•Arvada, CO

11d

About The Position

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals and monitor established quality assurance standards. Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and encourage associates to deliver excellent customer service while demonstrating the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The role supports pharmacy operations and customer care, including counseling customers, processing prescriptions and insurance, dispensing medications, assisting with immunizations under pharmacist supervision, and maintaining pharmacy inventory and cleanliness. The position requires cooperation in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment, sound judgment in handling conflicts and sensitive information, and the ability to support customers with varied needs. King Soopers is part of The Kroger Company and serves customers in more than 115 stores throughout Colorado and Wyoming. The company describes its purpose as feeding the human spirit and offers associates benefits, development opportunities, and pathways for career growth.

Requirements

Actively enrolled in a U.S. school of pharmacy.
Hold a current state-issued Pharmacy Intern license.

Responsibilities

Promote trust and respect among associates.
Create a welcoming environment by answering customers’ questions about products sold in the department and throughout the store.
Gain and maintain knowledge of pharmaceutical products and discuss them competently with customers and prescribers.
Provide drug counseling to customers.
Assist with recommendations for over-the-counter medications.
Accurately enter patient and prescription information into the pharmacy computer system.
Dispense the correct medication.
Contact prescribers’ offices for authorization.
Bag filled prescriptions and deliver them accurately to customers.
Process third-party insurance information for customers.
Contact insurance companies on customers’ behalf when necessary.
Facilitate charge purchases for customers.
Accurately accept and interpret oral and written prescriptions for fills and refills.
Clean the department.
Provide immunizations under the supervision of a pharmacist.
Compare and check incoming orders.
Stock incoming orders properly.
Return unused medication stock bottles to stock.
Notify management of customer or employee accidents.
Notify the pharmacist on duty about any prescription incident of which the employee becomes aware.
Report safety risks or issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft, or fraud.
Work cooperatively in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Manage conflict reasonably, nonconfrontationally, and cooperatively.
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 functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, subject to eligibility and plan terms.
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 a career through the Continuing Education program.
Training programs and career pathways.
Health care benefits.
Paid time off such as vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
Mental and emotional support resources through the Employee Assistance Program.
Participation in a 401(k) plan and/or a Taft-Hartley pension fund, subject to eligibility requirements.
Group term life insurance, subject to eligibility criteria.
Potential bonus eligibility, depending on criteria.
Tuition assistance, college scholarships, and educational leave of absence, depending on location and eligibility.
Internal training and development resources.