Floater Pharmacist

Weis Markets • Whitehall, PA

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About The Position

The Floater Pharmacist supports pharmacy operations and works with the Pharmacy Manager to manage inventory, fulfill customer demand, and meet profit objectives. The role prepares and dispenses medications, provides medication advice and counseling, administers immunizations, and communicates with customers and health and insurance professionals. In the Pharmacy Manager’s absence, the pharmacist may coordinate pharmacy associates and work assignments. The position also assists with personnel training, expense control, customer service, housekeeping, recordkeeping, and required pharmacy reporting. This position currently has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Pharmacy or Pharm.D.
• State pharmacist license.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Pharmacy Manager to track weekly sales and control inventories; order pharmaceutical stock as needed to meet customer demand and maximize profits.
• Weigh, measure, and mix drugs and other medical compounds, and fill bottles with the correct quantities and compositions.
• Advise self-medicating patients as appropriate and dispense non-prescription medications.
• Maintain open communication with health and insurance professionals.
• Perform patient immunizations on a regular basis.
• In the Pharmacy Manager’s absence, schedule pharmacy associates, recognize performance, discipline associates as required, and assign work to use skills effectively and meet company profit objectives.
• Assist the Pharmacy Manager with ongoing training and development of department personnel to improve performance, support development, reduce turnover, and control labor costs.
• Help control department expenses by monitoring and improving operations, meeting labor goals, and reducing losses due to shrink.
• Respond efficiently and courteously to customer complaints and questions, and counsel customers on prescription-related issues, including adverse drug reactions, relevant patient history, medication storage, and medication questions.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer service and collaborate with the Pharmacy Manager to address deficiencies.
• Help maintain a safe, clean department through an effective housekeeping program that meets company, health department, and OSHA standards.
• Maintain appropriate department records and files, which may include associate performance and discipline records and sales plans; submit required pharmacy reports documenting department activities.
• Cooperate with coworkers and superiors to ensure smooth department and store operations, and continuously improve job performance.
• Perform staff duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time