Pharmacist Local Specialty
About The Position
Provides pharmacy consulting services to patients regarding effective medication use and potential drug interactions. Oversees daily pharmacy department operations, including workflow and clinical management, continuous quality improvement, compliance with policies and regulations, pharmacy sales, expense control, inventory management, accurate prescription filling, customer service, and protection of department assets. The role supervises pharmacy team members, maintains required licensing and credentials, and works collaboratively with Local Specialty Pharmacy staff and other health professionals.
Requirements
- BS in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited educational institute.
- Current pharmacist license in the states within the district.
- At least 1 year of pharmacy experience, including prescription filling and verification, records and legal compliance, pharmacy operations, pharmacy software and technology systems, and insurance.
- Specialized medication and disease-state training, or sufficient practical experience, necessary to provide services offered at the clinic location, such as HIV, organ transplant, or oncology services.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience at a Walgreens Local Specialty Pharmacy.
- For internal candidates, an average score of 3.7 or above on leadership behaviors in the latest performance review, if one is on file.
- At least 6 months of pharmacy experience with Walgreen Co.
Responsibilities
- Provide empathetic pharmacy consultation to patients about medication use and drug interactions.
- Model customer-service best practices and respond promptly to patient questions and complaints.
- Manage daily pharmacy department operations and workflow.
- Support pharmacy sales, profit, and image through accurate prescription filling and courteous, efficient service.
- Report prescription errors and follow incident-reporting and quality-improvement procedures.
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and Company policies; maintain required records, documentation, and reports.
- Recommend and implement asset-protection controls to minimize profit loss.
- Maintain department housekeeping, safety, maintenance, and appearance.
- Control the store safe and bank, including cash accounts, register readings, withdrawals, and related records and reports.
- Ensure proper operation and maintenance of pharmacy systems and equipment.
- Administer third-party pharmacy systems and procedures, resolve claim rejections, and resubmit rejected claims promptly.
- Manage prescription inventory and follow purchasing procedures; recommend and order merchandise from appropriate sources.
- Supervise pharmacy department team members, ensure required functions are performed, and verify personnel licensure.
- Ensure team members are trained on payer and pharmaceutical contractual requirements, including adverse-event reporting, data and inventory reporting, and clinical management.
- Regularly reaffirm team members’ obligations to dispense prescriptions only in good faith.
- Maintain current knowledge, licensing, credentialing, and certification required to provide clinical services.
- Pursue professional development, seek constructive feedback, and use the pharmacy manager as a mentor and coach.
- Keep current with pharmacy and healthcare knowledge and developments in retail and management.
- Develop and maintain working relationships with physicians and other health professionals; collaborate with Local Specialty Pharmacy staff.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
