Pharmacy Cashier

Walgreens; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is hiring for a customer-focused role in a retail setting. You will greet customers, help with product selection, and ensure a friendly checkout experience. The position includes operating the cash register and handling transactions with accuracy.

You will assist with OTC items, merchandise displays, and stock management while maintaining store appearance and safety standards. Prior Walgreens experience is a plus, and a flexible schedule is expected.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Willingness to work flexible schedule, including evenings and weekend hours.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and offer assistance to ensure a positive experience.
• Operate cash register, process transactions, returns, and exchanges.
• Assist with OTC products and upsell suggestions.
• Keep counters clean, stock shelves, and maintain displays.
• Report prescription errors to pharmacist on duty.

Skills

Customer service

Cash handling

Retail sales

English fluency

Teamwork

Tools

POS systems

Store systems

Job description

• Models and delivers a distinctive and delightful customer experience.
• Registers sales on assigned cash register and provides customers with courteous, fair, friendly, and efficient checkout service.

Customer Experience

• Engages customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves customer issues and answers questions to ensure a positive customer experience.
• Models and shares customer service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and delightful customer experience, including interpersonal habits (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., offering help proactively, identifying needs, servicing until satisfied, etc.).
• Develops strong relationships with most valuable customers.

Operations

• Registers customer purchases on assigned cash register, collects cash and distributes change as requested; processes voids, returns, rain checks, refunds, and exchanges as needed.
• Recommends items for sale to customer and recommends trade‑up and/or companion items. Assists with OTC products, and takes customer to aisle when possible.
• Operates pharmacy systems to obtain patient prescription status.
• Reports, immediately, prescription errors to pharmacist on duty and adheres to Company policies and procedures in relation to pharmacy errors and the Quality Improvement Program.
• Keeps counters and shelves clean and well merchandised, takes inventory, and maintains records. Checks in and prices merchandise as required or as directed by store manager or communicated by the shift leader.
• Implements Company asset protection procedures to identify and minimize profit loss.
• Ensures compliance with state and local laws regarding regulated products (e.g., alcoholic beverages and tobacco products).
• Constructs and maintains displays, including promotional, seasonal, super structures, and sale merchandise. Completes resets and revisions as directed.
• Has working knowledge of store systems and store equipment.
• Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring clean, neat, orderly store condition and appearance.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures; maintains respectful relationships with coworkers.
• Completes special assignments and other tasks as assigned.

Training & Personal Development

• Attends training and completes PPLs requested by Manager or assigned by corporate.

Basic Qualifications

• Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Requires willingness to work flexible schedule, including evenings and weekend hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer six months of experience in a retail environment.
• Prefer to have prior work experience with Walgreens.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

Salary Range: $18.34 - $20 / Hourly