Staff Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.•Vinton, VA

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs with a focus on prescription accuracy and provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care. The role helps create an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1st strategy and inspiring associates to deliver excellent service. It also helps maintain a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment and achieves department sales, profit, quality assurance, expense, scheduling, and staffing goals. The pharmacist monitors the department’s functions and activities, ensures compliance with applicable laws and company policies, and maintains proper records, inventory, security, equipment, and pharmacy standards. The position requires demonstrating the company’s core 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 a second language.

Responsibilities

Fulfill customers’ prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled.
Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers.
Ensure pharmacies comply with all local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA.
Maintain a professional image through personal appearance, conduct, attitude, and the physical condition of the pharmacy; adhere to pharmacy standards and enforce company dress standards.
Develop a 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, management reports, and product recalls in accordance with 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.
Establish and maintain record-keeping practices needed for legal compliance, Kroger policies, accounting policies, and requested reports.
Maintain a clean, neat work area, including counters, shelves, floors, and the customer counter.
Ensure product returns are handled promptly and in accordance with company policy.
Maintain equipment, including computers, printers, accuracy scanners, and cash registers, in working condition.
Maintain and organize policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, and verify that staff know how to use them.
Maintain required signage, including store hours, counseling and services signs, pharmacists’ photographs and names, and other requested signs.
Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.