Staff Pharmacist

Kroger; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading retail organization as a Staff Pharmacist in Louisville, Kentucky. In this role, you will inspire associates, maintain high standards of customer service, and ensure compliance with healthcare regulations. We offer a full-time position with comprehensive benefits, including healthcare coverage, flexible scheduling, and growth opportunities.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Associate discounts

Growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing.
• 1 year of retail experience desired.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure favorable department image by maintaining organized work areas.
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care.
• Comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

Skills

Communication

Management

Customer Service

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy

PharmD

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Job Description

Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service that encourages our customers to return. Achieve department sales and profit goals, control all established quality assurance standards and expenses, and properly schedule and staff technicians to meet the needs of the business. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Position Summary

Embrace the Customer 1st strategy and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service that encourages our customers to return. Achieve department sales and profit goals, control all established quality assurance standards and expenses, and properly schedule and staff technicians to meet the needs of the business. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensure favorable department image to customers by maintaining clean, neat work areas to present a professional, sanitary, and organized image.
• Create a positive and professional department image through strong service, personal appearance, conduct, friendliness, and cooperativeness with customers, associates, and outside vendors.
• Observe shift operating hours as scheduled or assigned; meeting schedule requirements consistently and punctually.
• Fulfill customers' prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled.
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers, including all clinical activities.
• Accurately and efficiently utilize RX computer system to process prescriptions, complete clinical interventions, and review progress to goals.
• Comply with all local, state, and federal laws, including HIPAA, Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, and DEA Procedures.
• Monitor inventory levels, scheduling, proper operation of all equipment, and progress to budget goals.
• Establish/maintain company policies/procedures related to security, returns/recalls, sanitation.
• Reinforce quality assurance programs by complying with accuracy and safety procedures; identify or correct unsafe conditions.
• Establish/maintain all record-keeping practices necessary for legal compliance, Kroger policies, accounting policies, and other requested reports.
• Maintain and organize all policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, verifying staff familiarity.
• Maintain proper signage (e.g., store hours, counseling signs, licenses) in all areas necessary for legal compliance and customer-facing needs.
• Achieve a thorough knowledge of the trade area, its customers, and its competition.
• Stay current with present, future, and seasonal ads to promote department and store sales opportunities.
• Make continuous efforts to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

Desired Previous Job Experience:

• 1 year of retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in pharmacy or PharmD
• Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing
• Effective oral/written communication skills
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations

About Us

From one tiny Cincinnati grocery store more than a century ago, we’ve grown into the nation’s largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores in 35 states under 28 different names. We take pride in bringing diverse teams together with a passion for food and people to feed the human spirit. We work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other, with food at the heart of it all.

People matter here. We strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own success at work and in life. We help feed your future with value and care to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you seek a part-time role or a new career, we have a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to join our Kroger family!

What You’ll Receive From Us

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your well-being, including:

• Healthcare coverage: medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions.
• Flexible scheduling with paid time off, holidays, and sick leave.
• Emotional and financial support through programs like EAP and Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Associate discounts on various purchases.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement through our Continuing Education program.
• Growth opportunities via training programs and diverse career paths.

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

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Retail

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