PHARMACY/PHARMACIST

Kroger; Rock Springs (AL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger in Alabama is seeking a licensed pharmacist to fulfill prescription needs, dispense medications accurately and provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care. You will also contribute to vaccine administration, regulatory compliance, and overall pharmacy operations.

Join a team focused on safety, accuracy, and excellent customer service while maintaining professional standards and effective stock management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in 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

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers' prescription needs with high accuracy
• Administer vaccines as needed
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers
• Ensure pharmacies comply with local, state and federal laws (including HIPAA)
• Maintain a professional image and adhere to company standards
• Achieve knowledge of the trade area, customers and competition
• Create a positive pharmacy department image through service and cooperation
• Monitor inventory, record keeping, security, scheduling and equipment operation
• Maintain records for scheduled drugs securely
• Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources
• Utilize accuracy tools and post-dispensing audits
• Maintain all record keeping practices for legal compliance

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience 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.

• 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 ..." etc.

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree in 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)