Staff Pharmacist

About the Role

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.

Based in Portland, Oregon, Fred Meyer merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we're proudly serving Fred Meyer customers in over 120 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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, 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 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

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

Benefits

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.