Staff Pharmacist
Fred Meyer · Fairbanks, AK
- On site
- Full-time
- $120,000 / year
- Fairbanks, AK
Job highlights
- Lead pharmacy operations and customer experience.
- Ensure prescription accuracy and patient care.
- Manage inventory and regulatory compliance.
- Administer vaccines and provide counseling.
- Work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
About the role
Job Summary
Create an outstanding customer experience and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals, control quality assurance standards and expenses, and properly schedule staff to meet business needs. Monitor all departmental functions, duties, and activities. Demonstrate Fred Meyer's core values: respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Fred Meyer, based in Portland, Oregon, merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. We proudly serve customers in over 120 stores across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. As part of The Kroger family, we bring diverse teams together with a common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We foster innovation and create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other. We believe people matter and provide the ingredients for success in work and life, feeding your future with value and care. If you're caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn, your potential is unlimited. We offer fresh opportunities for both part-time and new career paths.What You'll Receive From Us
The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits for Associate Well-Being, including physical, emotional, and financial support. Thrive with:- A wide range of healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
- Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off.
- Free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and financial tools with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
- Valuable associate discounts on food, travel, technology, and more.
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career.
- Vast growth potential through industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
- 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
Desired Qualifications
- 1 year of retail experience
- Second language proficiency (speaking, reading, and/or writing)
- Fulfill customers' prescription needs accurately
- Administer vaccines as needed
- Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care
- Ensure pharmacy compliance with all laws (HIPAA included)
- Maintain a professional image and pharmacy standards
- Achieve thorough knowledge of the trade area, customers, and competition
- Create a positive pharmacy department image through service and cooperation
- Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, equipment operation, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, reports, and product recalls
- Maintain proper records, inventory, and security for scheduled drugs (controlled substances/narcotics)
- Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources
- Utilize accuracy tools (scanner, 24-hour post-dispensing audit report)
- Establish and maintain record-keeping practices for legal compliance, company policies, and accounting reports
- Maintain a clean, neat, professional, and sanitary work area
- Handle all product returns promptly and per company policy
- Maintain all equipment in working condition
- Organize and maintain policy manuals, reference books, state laws, and required equipment, ensuring staff knowledge
- Maintain proper signage
- Continuously broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills
- Ability to work cooperatively in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment
- Ability to manage conflict reasonably and cooperatively
- Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
- Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary
- Provide support and assistance to minors, individuals with special needs, and older adults
- Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Key skills/competency
- Staff Pharmacist
- Customer Service
- Pharmacy Operations
- Inventory Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Patient Counseling
- Vaccine Administration
- Retail Pharmacy
- Medication Accuracy
- Teamwork
Skills & topics
- Staff Pharmacist
- Pharmacy
- Retail Pharmacy
- Pharmacist
- Customer Service
- Healthcare
- Oregon
- Fred Meyer
- Kroger
- Patient Care
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your pharmacy degree, licensure, and retail experience. Quantify achievements where possible.
- Craft a strong cover letter: Express your passion for patient care and customer service. Mention Fred Meyer's values and your alignment with them.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your experience with prescription filling, patient counseling, and handling stressful situations.
- Showcase your skills: Emphasize your communication, basic math, and problem-solving abilities during the interview process.
- Network and engage: Research Fred Meyer's culture and its connection to The Kroger Co.
Technical preparation
Review pharmacy laws and regulations.,Practice prescription verification techniques.,Study common drug interactions.,Prepare for vaccine administration protocols.
Behavioral questions
Describe handling a difficult customer.,How do you manage multiple priorities?,Share an experience of ensuring accuracy.,How do you contribute to team success?
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities of a Staff Pharmacist at Fred Meyer?
- As a Staff Pharmacist at Fred Meyer, you will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of prescription fulfillment, providing patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, administering vaccines, managing pharmacy inventory, and maintaining compliance with all state and federal laws. You will also focus on creating a positive customer experience and contributing to departmental sales and profit goals.
- What qualifications are required for the Staff Pharmacist position at Fred Meyer?
- The minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy, a current state pharmacist license in good standing, effective oral/written communication skills, knowledge of basic math, and the ability to handle stressful situations. A Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy and a current state pharmacist license in good standing are essential for this role.
- What are the desired qualifications for a Fred Meyer Staff Pharmacist?
- Desired qualifications include one year of retail experience and proficiency in a second language. Additionally, experience in patient counseling, vaccine administration, and a deep understanding of pharmacy operations, inventory management, and regulatory compliance are highly valued.
- What benefits does Fred Meyer offer its pharmacists?
- Fred Meyer, as part of The Kroger Family of Companies, offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, flexible scheduling, paid time off, an Employee Assistance Program, financial tools, associate discounts, and up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement.
- How does Fred Meyer foster a positive work environment for its pharmacists?
- Fred Meyer emphasizes a culture of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. They strive to create amazing experiences for employees, providing opportunities for growth through industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways, all with food at the heart of their operations.
- What is the typical work arrangement for a Staff Pharmacist at Fred Meyer?
- The job description mentions flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles, suggesting a potentially varied work arrangement. While not explicitly stated as remote or hybrid, the nature of a retail pharmacy role typically implies an on-site presence.
- How does Fred Meyer ensure medication accuracy for its pharmacy customers?
- Fred Meyer emphasizes accuracy through various means, including the utilization of accuracy tools such as the accuracy scanner and the 24-hour post-dispensing audit report. Pharmacists are expected to fulfill prescriptions with concentration on accuracy for every prescription filled.
- What kind of customer interaction can a Staff Pharmacist expect at Fred Meyer?
- A Staff Pharmacist at Fred Meyer can expect to engage with customers by fulfilling their prescription needs, providing patient counseling and pharmaceutical care, and creating a positive pharmacy department image through strong service, friendliness, and cooperativeness. This includes direct interaction with various customer demographics.