Pharmacist - Staff (Summer Ave)

Jobtome; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Memphis, TN is seeking a pharmacist to join our pharmacy team. The role focuses on accurate prescription fulfillment, patient counseling, and strict adherence to legal and company standards.

The position emphasizes maintaining a professional image, inventory control, and compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements. Excellent communication and stress management are essential attributes for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy is required.
• Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing is required.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math including counting and arithmetic.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers' prescription needs with accuracy.
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care.
• Ensure pharmacy compliance with local, state, and federal laws (HIPAA).
• Maintain professional image and adhere to dress standards.
• Develop knowledge of trade area and competition.
• Create a strong, friendly pharmacy department image.
• Monitor inventory, policies, records, security, and budgets.
• Maintain records for scheduled drugs and compliance.
• Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources.
• Use accuracy tools and post-dispensing audit reports appropriately.
• Maintain signage and policy manuals; keep staff informed.
• Keep work area clean and organized; ensure equipment is functional.
• Ensure staff familiarity with relevant laws and internal procedures.
• Maintain proper signage in all areas of the store.
• Continuously broaden pharmacy knowledge and skills.
• Must be able to perform essential duties with or without accommodations.

Skills

Stress management

Numerical acumen

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree pharmacy

Current state pharmacist licensure

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience by embracing the Customer 1st strategy and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department, control all established quality assurance standards and expenses and properly schedule and staff technicians to meet the needs of the business. Monitor all functions, duties and activities for the department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.

• Fulfill customers' prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled
• 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, Kroger 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 xzgxqkn 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
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum
  • Bachelors Degree pharmacy
  • Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing
  • Ability to handle stressful situations
  • Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
  • Effective oral/written communication skills
• Desired
  • 1 year of retail experience
  • Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)