Staff Pharmacist

Kroger • Wilsonville, OR

93d

About The Position

The position involves creating an outstanding customer experience and inspiring associates to deliver excellent customer service. The role requires establishing and maintaining a safe, clean environment that encourages customer return visits. The individual will be responsible for achieving sales and profit goals for the department, controlling quality assurance standards and expenses, and properly scheduling and staffing technicians to meet business needs. Monitoring all functions, duties, and activities for the department is essential, along with demonstrating the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing
• Effective oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding customer experience and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service.
• Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customer return visits.
• Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department.
• Control all established quality assurance standards and expenses.
• Properly schedule and staff technicians to meet business needs.
• Monitor all functions, duties, and activities for the department.
• Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
• 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, and attitude.
• Achieve a thorough knowledge of the trade area, its customers, and its competition.
• Create a positive pharmacy department image through strong service, friendliness, and cooperativeness with customers, associates, and outside vendors.
• Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies/procedures, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, and proper operation of all equipment.
• Maintain proper records, inventory, and security on all scheduled drugs (i.e., controlled substances-narcotics).
• Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources.
• Ensure all accuracy tools are utilized appropriately.
• Establish/maintain all record keeping practices necessary for legal compliance and company policies.
• Maintain a clean, neat work area to present a professional, sanitary, organized image to customers.
• Ensure all product returns are handled in a timely fashion and per company policy.
• Maintain all equipment to ensure it remains in working condition.
• Maintain and organize all policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment.
• Maintain proper signage in all areas necessary.
• Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner.
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information.
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues.
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Food and Beverage Retailers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree