Pharmacist - Full-time Floater

Publix•North Augusta, SC

About The Position

As a Publix Pharmacy Associate, the Floating Pharmacist works in a patient-centric pharmacy environment offering clinical services such as immunizations and medication therapy management (MTM). The pharmacist supports pharmacy operations at assigned locations, serving as pharmacist-on-duty and helping teams deliver excellent service to patients and customers. Publix describes career growth opportunities across retail management, specialty pharmacy, outpatient hospital pharmacy, and corporate or centralized pharmacy operations. The Floating Pharmacist executes pharmacy strategies, motivates and inspires staff, sets priorities, completes daily tasks, and builds rapport with customers and associates. The role supports personalized patient relationships, counseling, customer loyalty, and pharmacist-led clinical services, while helping teams meet operational goals and adopt pharmacy initiatives. The pharmacist also mentors colleagues on pharmacy practices, technology, sales, inventory, and clinical programs, and maintains a flexible work-week schedule to meet customer needs.

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 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 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 strategies and contribute to each assigned pharmacy’s success while serving as pharmacist-on-duty.
Motivate and inspire staff, set priorities, complete daily tasks, support the team, and build rapport with customers and associates.
Provide pharmacy service through counseling, personalized patient relationships, customer loyalty efforts, and pharmacist-led clinical services to improve health, wellness, and preventive care.
Encourage teams to do the right thing, gain buy-in, and support accountability.
Promote new pharmacy initiatives at assigned locations.
In the absence of the pharmacist-in-charge, manage team performance, including prescription promised times, by assigning tasks to ensure complex operational work is completed efficiently and on time.
Use best practices and sound business judgment while covering as pharmacist-on-duty.
Develop and maintain expertise in the pharmacy technology system for routine and complex prescription processing.
Mentor others on Publix 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 Publix’s privately held 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.