Full-Time

Supervising Pharmacist

Deadline 5/18/27
Kinney Drugs

Kinney Drugs

501-1,000 employees

Neighborhood pharmacy offering health and retail

Compensation Overview

$108.2k - $143.8k/yr

VT, USA

In Person

Bachelor's, PharmD

Category
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1)
Required Skills
Quality Assurance (QA)

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Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy degree in Pharmacy is required.
  • The pharmacist must possess and maintain a valid state license and current registration to practice pharmacy.
  • The pharmacist must be able to stand and walk throughout the majority of a shift.
  • The pharmacist must be a certified immunizer.
  • Previous experience as a pharmacist is required.
  • The position requires a drug test.
  • The position requires initial and continuous exclusion and sanction or disciplinary monitoring.
  • The employee must meet any additional eligibility requirements based on the specific position.
Responsibilities
  • Oversee the day-to-day operations and overall management of the Pharmacy department.
  • Implement and adhere to the Kinney Standard of Practice when dispensing prescriptions and counseling patients.
  • Perform all quality assurance steps to ensure technically accurate prescriptions are dispensed and report dispensing incidents in accordance with company guidelines.
  • Ensure adherence to all state and federal guidelines governing the practice of pharmacy.
  • Oversee the initial submission, resubmission, and collection of all third-party claims.
  • Manage and balance pharmacy inventory to maximize turns while maintaining stock for customer needs.
  • Oversee the transmitting, processing, and receiving of orders from the Kinney Warehouse and additional suppliers as needed.
  • Check pharmacy inventory for outdated products and process all returns.
  • Ensure prescription files and other manual records are maintained in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
  • Ensure in-store pharmacy technology is used to its fullest potential to maximize return on investment and technology lifespan.
  • Ensure outstanding customer service is exhibited by all employees.
  • Ensure all loss prevention policies are followed and report deviations to Loss Prevention.
  • Assist in implementing corporate pharmacy marketing, advertising, and promotional programs.
  • Oversee maintenance of the Pharmacy department to provide a clean, professional environment that protects customer and employee safety.
  • Maintain and develop professional relationships with doctors and other health service professionals.
  • Maintain awareness of developments in pharmacy and health care services and integrate relevant developments into professional practice.
  • Maintain confidentiality regarding patient information.
  • Facilitate communication between professional staff and pharmacy personnel.
  • Assist in developing the annual Pharmacy department operating budget and operate within budgetary guidelines.
  • Interact with the Store Manager in completing hiring practices, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions for Pharmacy department personnel.
  • Assign duties and assist with scheduling Pharmacy staff to meet payroll and productivity budget guidelines.
  • Train and develop Pharmacy department personnel, including use of the Kinney Pharmacy Clerk and Technician Training Program.
  • Assist in communicating corporate goals to Pharmacy department personnel.
  • Attend and actively participate in required Kinney training and management programs.
  • Interface with auditors and outside agencies as needed.
  • Ensure the store complies with all state and federal regulations and requirements.
  • Complete all mandatory and regulatory training programs.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Kinney Drugs runs a regional network of pharmacies that provide prescription medications, health services, and retail products. Customers bring prescriptions or choose health and wellness items, pharmacists fill prescriptions, offer usage guidance, and provide services like immunizations and health screenings; retail items are purchased at checkout. It differentiates itself with a strong community focus, private ownership, and emphasis on fair pricing and ethical conduct toward customers, employees, and suppliers. Its goal is to deliver high-quality pharmacy and health services at fair prices while investing in people, community well-being, and steady growth for long-term value for stockholders.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Town of Gouverneur, New York

Founded

N/A

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Kinney’s July 2026 Medicare Part D comparisons deepen senior acquisition during open enrollment.
  • OTC Narcan and 52-store hearing centers expand higher-margin health services beyond prescriptions.
  • Rural Health Care Transformation funding favors Kinney’s pharmacist-led primary-care push in 2026-2027.

What critics are saying

  • Kinney closed Ithaca’s North Cayuga store on March 5, 2026 after lease hikes.
  • Shrinking pharmacy profits are already forcing location exits and prescription transfers to Triphammer Marketplace.
  • CVS, Walgreens, and mail-order pharmacy compress margins; continued closures threaten neighborhood relevance.

What makes Kinney Drugs unique

  • Kinney Drugs is 100% employee-owned, aligning frontline incentives with store performance.
  • Nearly 100 stores in New York and Vermont anchor dense rural-market coverage.
  • KPH Healthcare Services controls Kinney’s distribution, giving it supply-chain leverage versus independents.

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Company News

REAL HACKER NEWS
Jul 31st, 2026
AI assistant named for long-dead pharmacy founder mutters incomprehensibly and "demands that you talk to him"

AI assistant named for long-dead pharmacy founder mutters incomprehensibly and "demands that you talk to him" 4 2 minutes read A Vermont pharmacy chain's new AI assistant led not to the efficiency improvements promised but to "delays, incorrect information and privacy concerns." The AI, named "Burt" after the chain's long-dead founder, is said to suggest the wrong refills on sensitive medications, among other alarming problems. Customers "have no idea they agreed to it." Kinney Drugs' AI assistant for prescription refills was implemented earlier this summer and VTDigger reports that customers hate it. One told them her phone rings nearly every day and she hears an "incomprehensible mutter." If she expresses approval she gets drugs she doesn't need: "I've got four bottles of something that I take twice a week sitting here." Delays have grown between physicians ordering drugs and the pharmacy processing them. The system has been unable to locate longtime customer accounts, has ordered incorrect dosages and has failed to notify customers when refills were ready for pickup. And these inaccuracies are raising privacy concerns amongst customers. Their mounting frustrations toward the AI is leading some customers to leave the pharmacy entirely, they said, and forcing others to continue using a system they distrust due to a lack of pharmaceutical options in rural areas. It's as if the new technology has inadvertantly summoned the confused and disembodied spirit of Burt Kinney himself, invoked like MMAcevedo on every call, handing random drugs out like candy and occasionally trying to describe the inchoate horrors of the afterlife. "Burt demands that you talk to him," said Maria Aveni, a Vermont Kinney Drugs customer who has worked in healthcare as an anesthesiologist "Burt" was announced to much fanfare in May. Kinney Drugs said that when people use Ask Burt, they are tapping into a knowledge base that carries the latest updated guidance for vaccine eligibility for a range of vaccinations, including COVID, influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), pneumonia and shingles. As vaccine guidance continues to evolve, Burt will be able to help patients to stay up to date. Burt is also sharing the customers' data, too. Synerio is a company in Texas that develops "AI-first pharmacy solutions" and The pharmacy's privacy policy, released the same month as the AI assistant, discloses, for example, that customers' protected health information may be used in AI tools to improve the pharmacy's operations. Kinney Drugs "spreads its terms and conditions across 11 documents," VTDigger notes. The privacy disaster notwithstanding, I'm a big fan of all these deranged "hinterland model" AI chatbots that talk nonsense and can be talked out of whatever context they're given. Burt seems vulnerable to jailbreaks but shuts down or resets pretty quick once you get him out of the pharmacy. One guy convinced a Chevrolet dealership's AI chatbot to sell a 2024 Tahoe for a dollar. Air Canada was ordered to compensate a grieving customer whose chatbot promised a bereavement deal that didn't exist. A delivery firm's AI assistant composed a haiku calling itself useless. Taco Bell spiked an AI trial at 500 drive-thrus after it accepted an order for 18,000 cups of water.

WWTI
May 30th, 2024
Kinney Drugs Raises $53,931 to support local kids through Children's Miracle Network

Kinney Drugs raises $53,931 to support local kids through Children's Miracle Network.

Caledonian Record
Mar 1st, 2024
Analesa Muir Named Kinney Drugs Award Winner

A Newport pharmacist for Kinney Drugs was recently named the company's 2024 Quest for Excellence Award Winner.

The Times Argus
Oct 18th, 2023
Times Argus Community News

Kinney Drugs, pharmacy chain in New York and Vermont, has partnered with Health Plan One and Enliven Health to offer free Medicare Part D plan comparisons.

Drug Store News
Oct 17th, 2023
Kinney Drugs partners with Health Plan One, EnlivenHealth on Medicare Part D Plan comparisons

Kinney Drugs, a 100% employee-owned community pharmacy chain in New York and Vermont, has partnered with Health Plan One and EnlivenHealth to offer free Medicare Part D plan comparisons.