Staff Pharmacist

The Kroger Co.; Brigham City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

RXinsider LTD. in Utah's Brigham City seeks a licensed pharmacist to provide patient counseling and ensure compliance with state and federal laws, including HIPAA. You will fulfill prescription needs with accuracy, maintain a professional image, monitor inventory, and uphold quality standards while delivering exceptional service to the local community.

The role requires managing prescriptions, advising customers, and maintaining regulatory compliance with a focus on safety and patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in pharmacy and active pharmacist license.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, subtraction).
• Effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers' prescription needs while focusing on 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 pharmacy's standards.
• Achieve knowledge of the trade area, its customers and competition.
• Create a positive pharmacy department image through service, friendliness and cooperation with customers and staff.
• Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies, record keeping, security and budgets.
• Maintain records on scheduled drugs and ensure compliance with policies.
• Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources.
• Ensure use of accuracy tools and post-dispensing audits.
• Maintain all record keeping practices required by law and Kroger policies.
• Keep the work area clean and professional.
• Ensure returns handled per policy and proper equipment maintained.
• Maintain policy manuals and ensure staff are knowledgeable of use.
• post signs and pharmacy signage as required.
• Broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
• Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Effective oral/written communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree pharmacy

Job description

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

• 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 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

• Bachelor's 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)