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PHARMACY/TECHNICIAN

Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Albuquerque, NM, United States


Overview
Provide exceptional customer service to help people live healthier lives by treating customers and employees in a fair and ethical manner, providing a safe, clean, inclusive environment, and offering the right products, services, and care at the right time with fair and accurate pricing. Provide direct patient intervention by delivering health and wellness services and experiences relevant to the patient, as allowed by and consistent with state and federal laws. Demonstrate the company\'s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Smith\'s Food and Drug merged with The Kroger Company in 1998. Today, we\'re proudly serving Smith\'s customers in over 140 stores across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.

About Kroger
As part of the Kroger family of companies, we bring diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with the common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We work to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and colleagues, with food at the heart of it all.

What You\'ll Receive From Us
The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial and more. We\'ll help you thrive, with access to:

A wide range of healthcare coverage, including 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 more.

Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our Continuing Education program.

Potential for growth through training programs and diverse career pathways.

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

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED

Must be 18 years old

Ability to handle highly confidential information

Meets minimum state requirements to perform the functions related to the position

Desired Qualifications

Any previous comparable experience

Any equivalent experience of a pharmacy clerk

EPRN familiarity

Comply with local, state and federal regulations; report all illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud

Comply with and reinforce all food safety, sanitation and safety regulations and programs according to company, local, state, and federal health code regulations; identify unsafe conditions and notify store management

Understand and perform ordering functions with primary and secondary wholesalers

Understand and follow the company guidelines on computerized inventory management, control, and ordering of all medications, devices, supplements and supplies

Maintain departmental standards including clean and organized work stations and customer waiting areas

Count, measure and prepare specified product using company best practices

Complete billing procedures adequately to assure best value to the customer and the company

Answer phone and triage calls and answer inquiries as appropriate

Understand and adhere to guidelines on accepting and tendering vendor coupons, limits on cash shortages and shrink guidelines

Understand and follow guidelines on the operation of the cash register and cashier handling policies to prevent loss, including tendering electronic payment methods and cash transactions

Provide a stellar customer experience while accurately and efficiently completing all steps of reception, data entry, adjudication, and product dispensing

Assist pharmacist in all responsibilities except those requiring a pharmacist\'s professional judgment

Understand and adhere to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and company policies

Support company health and wellness initiatives

Put away legend orders, including Central Fill deliveries

Ability to work cooperatively in a high-paced and sometimes stressful environment

Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner

Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information

Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues

Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults

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

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