Pharmacist (Floating)

K-VA-T Food Stores•Pikeville, KY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist dispenses prescribed pharmaceuticals, counsels customers on health promotion and disease prevention, explains the proper use of medicines, and sells non-prescription medicines and related goods. The role provides courteous patient counseling, fills and evaluates prescriptions for completeness, accuracy, and legality, checks prescription contents and labeling, maintains patient information, and ensures prescription pricing follows established procedures. The Pharmacist also makes, mixes, and compounds prescriptions and provides over-the-counter recommendations. The Pharmacist helps oversee pharmacy operations, including directing department associates when the Pharmacy Manager is off, training and developing associates, and fostering motivation and positive service. The role supports sales and profits through customer satisfaction, manages inventory and ordering to maintain appropriate levels and optimal prescription turns, inspects returns and out-of-date products, and ensures required paperwork and reports are complete. Additional duties include following operating, legal, security, loss-prevention, and safety procedures; maintaining a clean work area; and operating the cash register when needed during pharmacy technicians’ breaks and lunches. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

Requirements

Valid and active state-issued Pharmacist license.
Immunization Certification through an accredited organization, such as APhA.
Strong verbal and electronic communication skills and the ability to follow instructions.
Ability to understand and follow verbal and/or written instructions, perform routine and repetitive tasks, and interact with various levels of individuals daily.
Ability to attend onsite work during normal business hours in the typical work week, with extra time as needed, and maintain regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a retail pharmacy environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide and promote efficient, courteous patient counseling at all times.
Follow Food City operating policies and procedures, including compliance with governmental laws.
Promote customer satisfaction and achieve acceptable gross-margin levels to maximize sales and profits.
Direct department associates’ duties when the Pharmacy Manager is off.
Train and develop pharmacy associates in required skills and job responsibilities, and support their motivation and enthusiasm.
Model personal integrity, appropriate appearance, and ethical business practices.
Fill prescriptions and evaluate them for completeness, accuracy, and legality.
Check prescriptions for proper contents and labeling.
Maintain adequate patient information to ensure the safety and appropriateness of prescriptions.
Ensure prescription pricing follows established guidelines and procedures.
Maintain appropriate inventory levels; manage merchandise ordering and product selection to maintain optimal prescription turns.
Monitor inventory quality, including returns and out-of-date products.
Ensure compliance with corporate security and loss-prevention policies and procedures.
Ensure required paperwork and reports are accurate and complete.
Make, mix, and compound prescriptions and provide over-the-counter recommendations.
Enforce safety policies and procedures, identify hazards, and eliminate potential hazards for associates and customers.
Maintain a neat and clean work area and direct normal housekeeping duties.
Operate the cash register as needed during pharmacy technicians’ breaks and lunches.
Perform additional duties as assigned.