Staff Pharmacist

The Kroger Co. • Jackson, OH

20d • $60 - $77

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs and provides accurate dispensing, patient counseling, pharmaceutical care, and vaccinations as needed. The role helps create an outstanding customer experience, supports associates in delivering excellent service, and maintains a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment. The pharmacist monitors department functions and activities, works toward department sales and profit goals, controls quality assurance standards and expenses, and properly schedules and staffs technicians to meet business needs.

The position is responsible for pharmacy compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA, and for maintaining records, inventory, security, equipment, and pharmacy operations according to company policies and legal requirements. The pharmacist is expected to maintain a professional image, build knowledge of the trade area and its customers, and demonstrate 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 a second language.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers’ prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled.
• Administer vaccines as needed.
• 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 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.
• Establish and maintain record-keeping practices necessary for legal compliance, company policies, accounting policies, and requested reports.
• Maintain a clean, neat work area, 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 that staff know how to use them.
• Maintain required signage, including store-hours, counseling, services, pharmacist 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.
• Monitor department functions and activities, work toward sales and profit goals, control quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs.
• Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• 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 with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over the course of a career through the Continuing Education program.
• Access to training programs and career pathways.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time