Staff Pharmacist

Kroger•Noblesville, IN

12d

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist creates an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1st strategy and inspiring associates to deliver excellent customer service. The role helps maintain a safe, clean environment, achieve department sales and profit goals, control quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs. The pharmacist monitors department functions 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

Fulfill customers' prescription needs while ensuring the accuracy of every prescription filled.
Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers.
Ensure the pharmacy complies 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.
Create a positive pharmacy department image through strong service, friendliness, and cooperation with customers, associates, and outside vendors.
Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies and procedures, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, equipment operation, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, reports to management, 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.
Ensure accuracy tools, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post-dispensing audit report, are used appropriately.
Maintain record-keeping practices needed for legal compliance, company and accounting policies, and requested reports.
Keep the work area clean, neat, sanitary, and organized, including work counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
Ensure product returns are handled promptly and according to company policy.
Maintain equipment such as computers, printers, accuracy scanners, and cash registers in working condition.
Maintain and organize policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, and verify staff know how to use them.
Maintain required signage, including store hours, counseling and service signs, pharmacist photographs and names, and other requested signs.
Make a strong, continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.