Staff Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.•Christiansburg, VA

30d

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs with a focus on accuracy and provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care. The role helps create an outstanding customer experience, inspires associates to deliver excellent service, and maintains a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment. The pharmacist monitors department activities, supports sales and profit goals, controls quality and expenses, and schedules and staffs technicians to meet business needs. The position also ensures compliance with applicable laws and company policies, including HIPAA, and demonstrates the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Fill prescriptions accurately and fulfill customers’ prescription needs.
Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers.
Ensure pharmacy compliance with local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA.
Maintain a professional image through personal appearance, conduct, attitude, and the physical condition of the pharmacy; follow 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, policies and procedures, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, equipment operation, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, management reports, and product recalls according to company policy.
Maintain proper 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 needed for legal compliance, Kroger policies, accounting policies, and requested reports.
Keep the work area clean, neat, sanitary, and organized, including counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
Ensure product returns are handled promptly and according to company policy.
Maintain equipment, including computers, printers, accuracy scanners, and cash registers, in working condition.
Organize and maintain 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.
Continuously broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.