Pharmacist - Full-time Floater

Publix•Chesapeake, VA

22h•$2,620 - $3,090

About The Position

As a Publix Pharmacy Associate, the Floating Pharmacist works across assigned pharmacies to support their success and provide patient-centered pharmacy services. The role includes executing pharmacy strategy, motivating and inspiring staff while serving as pharmacist-on-duty, and providing counseling and clinical services such as Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and immunizations. The pharmacist supports customer loyalty, health and wellness, and preventative care, while helping teams deliver efficient pharmacy operations and meet customer needs. The position requires a flexible work-week schedule. Publix describes opportunities for career growth into retail management, specialty pharmacy, out-patient hospital pharmacy, corporate pharmacy, or centralized pharmacy operations.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be a graduate of a school of pharmacy.
Must have and maintain an unrestricted state pharmacist license.
Must not have active suspensions, sanctions, or other restrictions related to participation in a private, federal, or state health insurance program upon hire and thereafter.
Must not have received an unacceptable result on a company-sponsored drug test within the last three years.

Nice To Haves

Be an immunizing pharmacist meeting state requirements, or be scheduled to become an immunizer in the next set of training classes.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to interpret and understand instructions and solve problems.
Numerical and financial aptitude.
Knowledge of retail merchandising and inventory control.

Responsibilities

Execute pharmacy strategy and motivate and inspire staff while serving as pharmacist-on-duty.
Set priorities, execute daily tasks, support the team, and build rapport with customers and associates.
Provide pharmacy services through counseling, personalized patient relationships, customer loyalty efforts, and pharmacist-led clinical services that support health, wellness, and preventative care.
Inspire teams to do the right thing, gain buy-in, and empower team members to be accountable.
Promote enthusiasm for new pharmacy initiatives at assigned locations.
Manage team performance, including prescription promised times, by assigning tasks to ensure complex operational activities are completed efficiently and on time when the pharmacist-in-charge is absent.
Use best practices to make sound business decisions while covering as pharmacist-on-duty.
Serve as an expert on the pharmacy technology system and its use for routine and complex prescription processing.
Mentor others in Publix pharmacy best practices to maximize sales, minimize shrink, and meet customer needs, including use of auto refill and Sync Your Refills programs.
Advance pharmacy clinical initiatives, including Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and immunizations.
Maintain a flexible work-week schedule to meet customer needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost.
Opportunity to purchase additional shares of privately held company stock.
401(k) retirement savings plan.
Group health, dental, and vision plans.
Paid Time Off.
Paid Parental Leave.
Short- and long-term disability insurance.
Tuition reimbursement.
Publix pharmacies are closed for seven holidays per year.
Quarterly retail bonus based on sales and profits, calculated at the end of each inventory period.