Pharmacist - Full-time Floater

Publix•Kissimmee, FL

19d

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-on-duty supports the success of assigned pharmacies by executing strategy, motivating staff, setting priorities, delivering pharmacy services, and building relationships with customers and associates. The role covers pharmacies as needed and requires a flexible work-week schedule to meet customer needs. The Floating Pharmacist provides patient counseling and pharmacist-led clinical services, promotes customer loyalty and wellness, supports pharmacy initiatives, and manages team performance and operational activities when covering in the absence of the pharmacist-in-charge. The pharmacist also uses pharmacy technology for routine and complex prescription processing, mentors associates in pharmacy best practices, and supports sales, inventory, and customer service goals.

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 support each assigned pharmacy’s success while serving as pharmacist-on-duty.
Motivate and inspire staff, set priorities, execute daily tasks, support the team, and build rapport with customers and associates.
Provide pharmacy service through counseling, personalized relationships, customer loyalty, pharmacist-led clinical services, and preventative care.
Inspire teams to do the right thing, gain buy-in, and empower team accountability.
Promote new pharmacy initiatives at assigned locations.
Manage team performance, including prescription promised time, by assigning tasks and ensuring complex operational activities are completed efficiently when the pharmacist-in-charge is absent.
Use best practices to make sound business decisions while covering as pharmacist-on-duty.
Use and serve as an expert on 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.
Assist with 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.