Float Pharmacist

Kroger Family of Companies; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies is seeking a pharmacist at our Salem, OR location to fulfill prescription needs with accuracy and professionalism.

You will provide vaccines, patient counseling, and ensure compliance with HIPAA and all applicable laws while maintaining a clean, organized pharmacy that delivers outstanding service to customers and supports community health.

Qualifications

• Licensed pharmacist in good standing
• Effective oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers’ prescription needs while focusing on accuracy
• Administer vaccines as needed
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care
• Ensure compliance with local, state and federal laws (HIPAA)
• Maintain professional image and adhere to company standards
• Achieve knowledge of trade area, customers and competition
• Create positive pharmacy department image through service and cooperation
• Monitor stock, inventory, records, security, sanitation, scheduling and equipment operations
• Maintain records for scheduled drugs and ensure proper handling of sources
• Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products
• Utilize accuracy tools and post-dispensing audit reports
• Maintain all policy manuals and ensure staff is knowledgeable
• Maintain signage and a clean work area
• Process product returns per policy
• Maintain and organize all equipment
• Ensure policy manuals and reference materials are up to date
• Ensure knowledge of staff on use of equipment
• Broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills
• Work cooperatively in a fast-paced environment
• Manage conflict constructively
• Maintain honesty and integrity in customer and business info
• Follow directions and seek assistance when needed
• Support minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults
• Perform essential job functions with/without accommodations

Skills

Communication

Math basics

Stress handling

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

State pharmacist license in good standing

Job description

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 and attitude and the physical condition of the pharmacy; adhere to pharmacy standards and enforce company dress standards

• 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, proper operation of all equipment, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, reports to management, and product recalls per company policy

• 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, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post dispensing audit report, are utilized appropriately

• Establish/maintain all record keeping practices necessary for legal compliance, company policies, accounting policies and other requested reports

• Maintain a clean, neat work area, including work counters, shelves, floors and the customer counter 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 (e.g., computers, printers, accuracy scanners and cash registers) to ensure it remains in working condition

• Maintain and organize all policy manuals, reference books, state laws and required equipment and verify that all staff is knowledgeable of their use

• Maintain proper signage (e.g., store hours, counseling sign, services signs, pharmacists' photographs and names, and all other signs requested) in all areas necessary

• Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills

• Ability to work cooperatively in 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 older adults

• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

• Bachelors 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

Desired

• 1 year of retail experience

• Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)