PHARMACY/PHARMACIST LEADER FLOAT (HR)

King Soopers; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to customer service and community support. As a pharmacist, you'll play a key role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medications while providing exceptional care to customers. With a commitment to your professional growth, the company offers extensive training and development opportunities. You'll thrive in a collaborative environment that values respect, integrity, and diversity. If you're passionate about making a difference in people's lives and eager to learn, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career in pharmacy.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Pharmacy degree and current Colorado State pharmacy license required.
• Completion of 24 hours of continuing pharmaceutical education every two years.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service and accurately fill prescriptions.
• Evaluate appropriateness of RX orders considering patient safety.
• Supervise support personnel and maintain records.

Skills

Customer Service

Basic Math Skills

Pharmacy Knowledge

Communication Skills

Technical Manual Comprehension

Education

Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Provide customer service. Accurately fill prescriptions for customers in accordance with State and Federal laws and regulations. Assist in proper selection of non-prescription remedies. Advise and counsel customers about their medicines, provide knowledge of medication uses and side effects, evaluate all prescriptions as to appropriateness. Interact with physicians regarding patient concerns on behalf of patients. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Based in Colorado, King Soopers merged with The Kroger Company in 1983. Today, we're proudly serving King Soopers customers in over 115 stores throughout Colorado and Wyoming.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, AND each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you're caring, purpose-driven, and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we've got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our King Soopers family!

What you'll receive from us:

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial, and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology, and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

For more information about benefits and eligibility, please visit our Benefits Page!

Minimum Requirements:

• Pharmacy degree and current Colorado State pharmacy license
• Ability to read a technical manual, retain and comprehend
• Basic accounting skills
• Basic math functions; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Writing skills to complete complex forms for budgets, inventories, orders, SST, communications, and reports
• Completion of 24 hours of continuing pharmaceutical education every two years
• Retail experience
• Pharmacy department experience
• Utilizes good customer service skills
• Demonstrates ability to read and write
• Applies basic math and accounting skills
• Utilizes good communication skills
• Knowledgeable of all products in department
• Knowledgeable of Pharmacy laws, rules, and regulations

• Usual business attendance required
• Demonstrate the interpersonal skills required to interact with guests, co-workers, and other health professionals
• Provides customer service
• Communicates verbally with customers and store personnel
• Receives verbal RX orders and accurately reduces to writing in adherence with State and Federal laws and regulations
• Interprets, fills, and refills prescription orders completely and accurately, labels and bags prescriptions correctly
• Evaluates appropriateness of RX orders considering patient safety and legal requirements
• Provides drug counseling with customers and prescribes
• Becomes familiar with and utilizes third-party billing procedures
• Facilitates charges for customers
• Maintains accurate records, properly receives RX information from customers, properly and accurately delivers RX to customers, assists with over-the-counter medication
• Executes phone calls to prescribers for authorization
• Demonstrates ability to accurately and efficiently utilize RX computer system
• Maintains accurate inventory and research of controlled substances in compliance with record-keeping regulations
• Provides immunizations
• Consults with vendors
• Monitors supply levels and orders as needed; properly stocks incoming orders
• Compares and checks incoming orders

SUPERVISORY DUTIES, IF ASSIGNED, FOR THIS JOB

• Supervises, works with, and delegates responsibilities to support personnel
• Maintains records and procedures
• Facilitates resolution of conflicts and problems in the absence of the department manager
• Maintains accurate insurance records
• Runs reports, reviews, and interprets data
• Maintains proper flow of activities in the department
• Oversees administrative needs in the absence of the department manager
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation