Pharmacist - Full-time Floater

Publix • Bluffton, SC

4d

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 role supports pharmacy operations across assigned locations and contributes to customer wellness and service.

The Floating Pharmacist serves as pharmacist-on-duty, helping each pharmacy succeed by executing strategy, motivating staff, prioritizing daily work, and building rapport with customers and associates. The role provides patient counseling and pharmacist-led clinical services, mentors teams in pharmacy best practices, supports operational performance and prescription processing, advances clinical initiatives, 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 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 strategies and motivate and inspire staff while serving as pharmacist-on-duty.
• Set priorities, carry out daily tasks, support the team, and build rapport with customers and associates.
• Provide high-quality pharmacy service, including counseling, personalized relationships, customer loyalty, clinical services, wellness, and preventative care.
• Encourage team accountability and inspire teams to do the right thing.
• Promote new pharmacy initiatives at assigned locations.
• Manage team performance, including prescription promised times, by assigning tasks to complete complex operational activities efficiently when the pharmacist-in-charge is absent.
• Use best practices to make sound business decisions while covering as pharmacist-on-duty.
• Develop expertise in the pharmacy technology system and its use for routine and complex prescription processing.
• Mentor others in 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 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 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time