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PHARMACY/PHARMACIST-RELIEF

Kroger Family of Companies

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Compensation
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Location
Carbondale, IL
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current Pharmacist LicensePassed NAPLEX Exam

Job overview

Kroger Family of Companies is hiring a PHARMACY/PHARMACIST-RELIEF. The pharmacist will uphold the Customer 1st strategy by delivering exceptional service, maintaining a safe, clean environment, and supporting the department manager in achieving sales and profit goals while modeling Kroger’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Key focus areas include Promote trust and respect among associates, Create a welcoming environment by answering product questions, and Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with customers and staff.

Successful candidates bring Current Pharmacist License In State Of Employment, Graduate Of US School Of Pharmacy Or Foreign Equivalency Exam, and Passed NAPLEX Exam. Important skills include Customer Service, Safe And Clean Environment Maintenance, Sales Goal Achievement, Profit Goal Achievement, Quality Assurance Standards Monitoring, and Trust And Respect Promotion.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Customer ServiceSafe and Clean Environment MaintenanceSales Goal AchievementProfit Goal AchievementQuality Assurance Standards MonitoringTrust and Respect PromotionEffective Written CommunicationEffective Verbal CommunicationPharmaceutical Products KnowledgePharmaceutical Supplies KnowledgeVerbal RX Orders Reduction to WritingPrescription Order InterpretationPrescription Order FillingPrescription Order LabelingPrescription Order BaggingRX Order Appropriateness EvaluationDrug CounselingThird Party Billing KnowledgeThird Party Billing ProceduresAccurate Record MaintenanceInsurance Record MaintenanceRX Information ReceivingRX DeliveryOver-the-Counter Medication RecommendationsPhone Calls to PrescribersRX Computer System UtilizationAccurate Inventory MaintenanceControlled Substances ReconciliationControlled Substances ResearchProper Immunizations PromotionImmunizations AdministrationClinical Activities EngagementMonitoring and Ordering Supplies DelegationIncoming Orders StockingIncoming Orders Comparison and CheckingSupervision and Delegation of ResponsibilitiesPrescription Orders FilingRecords FilingConflict ResolutionProblem ResolutionReports RunningReports ReviewReports InterpretationAdministrative Needs OversightCustomer Accident NotificationEmployee Accident NotificationPharmacy Incidents ReportingMiss-Fills ReportingSafety Risk ReportingIllegal Activity ReportingCommunicationPharmaceutical Product KnowledgePrescription Order ProcessingThird Party BillingInventory ManagementControlled Substance Record KeepingImmunization AdministrationClinical ActivitiesSupervision and DelegationReport Analysis

Qualifications

Current Pharmacist LicenseGraduate of US School of Pharmacy or Foreign Equivalency ExamPassed NAPLEX ExamAbility to Work at Various LocationsAbility to Travel IndependentlyStaff Pharmacist

Full job description

Embrace the Customer 1st strategy to create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department, and monitor all established quality assurance standards.Role model and demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Promote trust and respect among associates

  • Create an environment that allows customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store

  • Communicate effectively both written and verbally, with customers and store personnel

  • Possess knowledge of the pharmaceutical products and supplies kept in the department to be competent making recommendations to patients and prescribers

  • Receive verbal RX orders and accurately reduce to writing in adherence with State and Federal laws and regulations

  • Interpret, fill/refill, label and bag prescription orders completely and accurately

  • Evaluate appropriateness of RX orders with consideration to patient safety, and legal requirements

  • Provide drug counseling with customers and prescribers

  • Be familiar with and third party billing and procedures, facilitate charge for customer

  • Maintain accurate records—including insurance—properly receive RX information from customer, properly and accurately deliver RX to customer, assist with over-the-counter medication recommendations

  • Make phone calls to prescribers and prescribers’ office staff

  • Demonstrate ability to accurately and efficiently utilize RX computer system

  • Maintain accurate inventory, reconciliation and research of controlled substances in compliance with the record keeping of the controlled substance account

  • Actively promote proper immunizations to patients and provide them safely and effectively.

  • Engage in all clinical activities for which they have received appropriate training

  • Delegate monitoring and ordering supplies; properly stock incoming orders

  • Compare and check incoming orders

  • Assist with supervision and delegation of responsibilities to associates

  • File prescription orders and records in accordance with state and federal regulations and procedures

  • Help resolve conflicts and problems with customers and personnel in the absence of department manager

  • Run, review and interpret reports

  • Oversee administrative needs in the department in the absence of the department manager

  • Notify management of customer or employee accidents

  • Report all pharmacy incidents or miss-fills to store management and Sedgwick within the proper timeframes as presented in the Corporate Accuracy Policy

  • Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud

  • Ability to stand for the entire shift and lift up to 25 lbs

  • Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum

  • Possess a current Pharmacist license in the state where employment is sought, with no stipulations or Board ordered restrictions

  • Graduate of a US School of Pharmacy or have passed a foreign equivalency exam

  • Successfully passed the NAPLEX exam

  • Ability to work at various locations

  • Ability to travel independently

Desired

  • Staff pharmacist

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