Staff Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.•Hardy, VA

14d

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist fulfills customers’ prescription needs with a focus on accuracy and provides patient counseling and pharmaceutical care. The role supports an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1st strategy, inspiring associates to deliver excellent service, and maintaining a safe, clean, professional pharmacy environment. The pharmacist is responsible for department sales and profit goals, quality assurance standards, expenses, and appropriate technician scheduling and staffing. The position also monitors pharmacy functions and activities, ensures compliance with applicable laws and company policies, 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 mathematics, including counting, addition, and subtraction.
Effective oral and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

One year of retail experience.
A second language, including speaking, reading, and/or writing.

Responsibilities

Fill customer prescriptions accurately and provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care.
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 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 appropriate 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 records required for legal compliance, company and accounting policies, and requested reports.
Keep work areas—including counters, shelves, floors, and customer counters—clean, neat, sanitary, and organized.
Handle product returns promptly and in accordance with company policy.
Maintain computers, printers, accuracy scanners, cash registers, and other equipment in working condition.
Maintain and organize policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, and ensure 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 continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
Perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Support department sales and profit goals, quality assurance standards, expense control, and technician scheduling and staffing needs.
Monitor all department functions, duties, and activities and demonstrate the company’s core values.