Pharmacy Team Lead & Wellness Coach

Kroger Family of Companies; Yakima (WA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Yakima, WA seeks a Pharmacy Senior Certified Technician to support pharmacists, train staff, and ensure efficient, compliant pharmacy operations. You will supervise daily tasks, manage scheduling, and uphold safety and customer service standards in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include HIPAA adherence, data entry, dispensing, and leading technician training programs while maintaining inventory and store-wide communication.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Pharmacy Technician Certification required.
• 1 year or more of Pharmacy Tech experience.
• Professional, dependable with a positive attitude, good judgment, and ability to lead a high performing pharmacy team.

Responsibilities

• Understand and adhere to HIPAA regulations
• Assist pharmacist in all responsibilities except those that require a pharmacist's professional judgement
• Provide a stellar customer experience while accurately and efficiently completing all steps of reception, data entry, adjudication, and product dispensing
• Train and mentor new hire technician day-to-day training and support for pharmacy associates
• Encourage, monitor and assist new techs through the technician training program
• Ensure execution of department standards by leading by example and delegating as necessary
• Serve as the primary representative for store-wide meetings/huddles
• Help create and manage scheduling and station rotation for the hourly staff per labor forecasts
• Complete the PIC Assistant process walk
• Oversee inventory management including, but not limited to, reconciling orders, returns process, physical inventory preparation
• Act as pharmacy safety subject matter expert being able to recognize areas of opportunity and coach to correctness as appropriate
• Prepare for offsite Business to Business clinics (biometric screenings, vaccinations) to support pharmacist
• Comply with and reinforce all sanitation and safety regulations/guidelines/procedures and programs according to company, local, state, and federal health code regulations; identify unsafe conditions and notify store management
• Comply with local, state and federal regulations; report all illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Skills

HIPAA compliance

Customer service

Staff training

Pharmacy operations

Leadership

Pharmacy tech experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician Certification

Job description

Kroger Family of Companies in Yakima, WA seeks a Pharmacy Senior Certified Technician to support pharmacists, train staff, and ensure efficient, compliant pharmacy operations. You will supervise daily tasks, manage scheduling, and uphold safety and customer service standards in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include HIPAA adherence, data entry, dispensing, and leading technician training programs while maintaining inventory and store-wide communication.