PT Floater Pharmacist

Weis Markets•South Laurel, MD

8d•$61 - $73•Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a Floater Pharmacist who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role involves working with the pharmacy manager to control inventories, order pharmaceutical stock, and dispense medications. The Floater Pharmacist will also provide patient counseling, perform immunizations, and may assist the Pharmacy Manager with scheduling, performance management, and training of pharmacy associates in the manager's absence. The position also focuses on controlling department expenses, improving customer service, maintaining a safe and clean department, and ensuring the smooth function of the department.

Requirements

Bachelor of Pharmacy or Pharm D
State Pharmacist License

Responsibilities

Works with the pharmacy manager on controlling inventories by helping track weekly sales.
May order various pharmaceutical stock in order to meet customer demand and maximize profits.
Weighs, measures, mixes drugs and other medical compounds and fills bottles with correct quantity and compositions.
May give advice to self-medicating patients.
Dispenses non-prescription medications.
Maintains open communication with various health and insurance professionals.
Perform patient immunizations on a regular basis.
In the absence of the Pharmacy Manager may have to schedule pharmacy associates, reward and recognize performance, discipline associates as required, and give out work assignments to effectively utilize skills and abilities while meeting company profit objectives.
Assists manager with the ongoing training and development of department personnel in an effort to improve performance, ensure continuous development, reduce turnover and control labor costs.
Helps control department expenses by monitoring and improving operations, ensuring labor goals are met, and reducing losses due to shrink.
Responds to customer complaints and questions in an efficient and courteous manner.
Provides effective counseling on prescription related issues (i.e., adverse drug reactions, patients history which might bear on the prescribing decision, proper storage of medications, patient questions on medications, etc.).
Identifies areas to improve customer service and collaborates with pharmacy manager to correct any deficiencies.
Helps manager maintain a safe, clean department through an effective housekeeping program to meet company, health department and OSHA standards.
Maintains appropriate department records and files on important matters, which may include associate performance and discipline, sales plans, etc.
Submits required pharmacy reports which document department activities.
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors.
Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
Performs duties of staff as required.

Benefits

health plan
dental
vision
flexible spending accounts
short term disability
basic life and AD&D
group whole life with long term care rider
voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness
401(k) retirement savings plans
scholarship program
associate discount programs
auto and home insurance
employee assistance program
pet insurance
purchasing power
ID theft protection
legal services
paid time off
sick pay
short term incentive based on eligibility and criteria being met for this specific position