Pharmacy/Pharmacist Leader Float (Hr)

Kroger•Parker, CO

21d

About The Position

The Pharmacy/Pharmacist Leader Float provides customer service and accurately fills prescriptions in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. The role evaluates prescriptions for appropriateness and patient safety, advises and counsels customers about medications—including their uses and side effects—and communicates with physicians about patient concerns. The pharmacist also assists customers with non-prescription remedies and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position supports pharmacy operations through prescription processing, customer counseling, immunizations, inventory and controlled-substance recordkeeping, vendor consultations, and the use of pharmacy computer systems. When supervisory duties are assigned, the role supervises and delegates to support personnel and helps maintain department operations and administrative processes in the department manager’s absence.

Requirements

Pharmacy degree and current Colorado State pharmacy license.
Completion of 24 hours of continuing pharmaceutical education every two years.
Retail experience.
Pharmacy department experience.
Ability to read, retain, and comprehend technical manuals.
Basic accounting skills and ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Writing skills sufficient to complete complex forms for budgets, inventories, orders, SST, communications, and reports.
Good customer service and communication skills.
Ability to read and write.
Knowledge of products in the department and pharmacy laws, rules, and regulations.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Provide customer service and communicate with customers, store personnel, coworkers, and other health professionals.
Receive verbal prescription orders and accurately document them in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
Interpret, fill, and refill prescription orders; label and bag prescriptions accurately.
Evaluate prescription orders for appropriateness, patient safety, and legal compliance.
Counsel customers about medications and assist with over-the-counter medication selection.
Interact with physicians regarding patient concerns and make calls to prescribers for authorization.
Use the pharmacy computer system accurately and efficiently; become familiar with third-party billing procedures and facilitate customer charges.
Maintain accurate records, receive prescription information properly, and deliver prescriptions accurately to customers.
Provide immunizations.
Maintain controlled-substance inventory and records in compliance with recordkeeping requirements.
Consult with vendors, monitor supply levels, order supplies when needed, stock incoming orders, and check incoming orders.
When supervisory duties are assigned, supervise and delegate responsibilities to support personnel.
When supervisory duties are assigned, maintain files and procedures, help resolve conflicts and problems in the department manager’s absence, and maintain accurate insurance records.
When supervisory duties are assigned, run, review, and interpret reports; maintain the flow of departmental activities; and oversee administrative needs in the department manager’s absence.
Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Maintain usual business attendance.