Staff Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.•Lynchburg, VA

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist creates an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1st strategy and inspiring associates to provide excellent service. The role maintains a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment; achieves department sales and profit goals; controls quality assurance standards and expenses; and schedules and staffs technicians to meet business needs. The pharmacist monitors department functions and demonstrates the company's values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. The position fulfills customers' prescription needs with a focus on accuracy, provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA. It also oversees pharmacy operations, records, inventory, security, equipment, and the handling of products and controlled substances in accordance with company policies and legal requirements. The pharmacist maintains professional standards and continues to broaden personal pharmacy knowledge and skills. Essential job functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in pharmacy.
Current pharmacist license in good standing in the applicable state.
Ability to handle stressful situations.
Knowledge of basic mathematics, 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

Create an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1st strategy and inspiring associates to deliver excellent customer service.
Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return.
Achieve department sales and profit goals, control quality assurance standards and expenses, and schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs.
Monitor all department functions, duties, and activities.
Fulfill customers' prescription needs while concentrating on 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; adhere to 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, 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.
Maintain records required for legal compliance, Kroger policies, accounting policies, and requested reports.
Keep the work area clean 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.
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.