Pharmacist - Full-time Floater

Publix•Midlothian, VA

1d•$2,620 - $3,090

About The Position

As a Publix Pharmacy Associate, the Floating Pharmacist works in a patient-centric environment providing clinical services such as immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM). The role supports pharmacy teams across assigned locations and contributes to customer wellness and pharmacy operations. Publix describes opportunities for career growth into retail management, specialty pharmacy, outpatient hospital pharmacy, and corporate or centralized pharmacy operations. The Floating Pharmacist serves as pharmacist-on-duty, supporting pharmacy success by executing strategy, motivating and inspiring staff, setting priorities, completing daily tasks, and building rapport with customers and associates. The role provides pharmacy services and counseling, supports personalized patient relationships and customer loyalty, and promotes clinical services and preventative care. The pharmacist also helps teams implement new initiatives, manage performance and prescription turnaround, make sound business decisions, use the pharmacy technology system, mentor associates on pharmacy best practices, and advance clinical initiatives including MTM and immunizations. A flexible work-week schedule is required to meet customer needs.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be a graduate of a school of pharmacy.
Must hold 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 or 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 who meets 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 support each assigned pharmacy’s success while serving as pharmacist-on-duty.
Motivate and inspire pharmacy staff, set priorities, assign tasks, support the team, and build rapport with customers and associates.
Provide high-quality pharmacy service, including counseling, personalized patient relationships, customer loyalty initiatives, clinical services, and preventative care.
Encourage team accountability and support pharmacy initiatives at assigned locations.
Manage team performance, including prescription promised times, and ensure complex operational activities are completed efficiently in the absence of the pharmacist-in-charge.
Use best practices to make sound business decisions while covering as pharmacist-on-duty.
Become an expert in the pharmacy technology system for routine and complex prescription processing.
Mentor others on pharmacy best practices to maximize sales, minimize shrink, and meet customer needs, including use of auto refill and Sync Your Refills programs.
Advance 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 Publix 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.