(USA) Pharmacy Manager - $75,000 Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Assistance Available

Walmart•Lawrenceville, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Walmart Pharmacy Manager operates the pharmacy with a focus on caring for the community and developing staff. This role requires strong clinical knowledge and business acumen, empowering the manager to work to the top of their license, ensure high patient care, and create a strategy for growth. The ideal candidate demonstrates autonomy, advocates for new initiatives, impacts the community, and leads by example, setting the tone for patient care and inspiring staff. The pharmacy environment is fast-paced and equipped with necessary resources and technology. The ability to authentically connect with patients is crucial, as they turn to Walmart for trusted care. The role involves patient-centered care, adapting to diverse patient backgrounds, removing health barriers, and possessing a strong business mindset for analyzing metrics and P&Ls. Community involvement, outreach, and events like Wellness Days are also key aspects.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or PharmD, degree or equivalent FPGEC (NABP).
Pharmacy license (by job entry date).
Completion of an ACPE accredited immunization training program (for example, APhA, Pharmacy School Curriculum, State Pharmacy Association sponsored).

Nice To Haves

U.S. pharmacy related experience

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive patient care to customers by processing and accurately dispensing prescription orders, administering immunizations, and administering other programs developed by Walmart in compliance with Board of Pharmacy statutes/regulations.
Drives sales and profit in the Pharmacy and OTC areas by ensuring effective merchandise presentation, accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, in-stock and inventory levels, budgeting and forecasting sales, developing and maintaining cross-functional relationships, and assessing economic trends and demographics.
Models, enforces, and provides direction and guidance to Associates on proper Customer service approaches and techniques to ensure Customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved within Company guidelines and standards.
Oversees the implementation of and participates in community outreach programs and encourages Associates to serve as a good member of the community.
Ensures compliance with Company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations for assigned areas by analyzing and interpreting reports, implementing and monitoring loss prevention and safety controls, overseeing safety, operational, and quality assurance reviews, developing and implementing action plans, and providing direction and guidance on executing Company programs and strategic initiatives.
Provides supervision and development opportunities for Associates in assigned areas by selecting, training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing performance feedback, providing recognition, and ensuring belonging awareness.
Ensures confidentiality of information, documentation, and assigned records as required by Company policies and local, State, and Federal guidelines.
Manages Pharmacy Operations, including conducting Associate meetings to identify and respond to their needs, concerns, and issues related to pharmacy products or services, and sharing information related to new initiatives.
Ensures pharmacy operations are aligned with Company and regulatory (e.g., HIPAA, SOP, QA) policies, standards, and procedures.
Ensures adherence to proper policies and procedures for advising on, verifying, and dispensing products and Customer insurance and licensure issues.
Documents information on changes in pharmaceutical products and procedures and new ideas, approaches, and processes, and shares the information with Associates and Managers.
Oversees Inventory Flow by regularly monitoring the inventory flow process to identify merchandise that needs to be ordered, ensuring proper execution of inventory flow processes, and monitoring and evaluating the facility to identify and address problems with inventory flow.
Manages Finances, demonstrating sound financial management skills including interpreting, analyzing, and explaining financial data and information, managing budgets and ensuring budgets and financial performance are aligned with business strategic requirements, ensuring assets, liabilities, revenues, and operating expenses are accounted for and reported, and complying with Company financial policies and procedures.
Compiles and evaluates financial data to ensure operating procedures meet business needs and monitors financial data and trends to identify and respond to market changes and other areas of opportunity.
Creates a culture of patient care, safety, and accuracy, communicating clear expectations regarding quality of care and patient safety, ensuring others are held accountable for following standard operating procedures (SOP) and achieving expected quality and patient safety goals.
Ensures counseling, providing information related to the health service provided, occurs on new therapy, new items, and as requested by patients or required by practice or state regulations, including appropriate documentation.
Analyzes and identifies areas of improvement needed and implements intervention steps to improve team knowledge and focus on patient safety and risk reduction.
Promotes reporting and transparency of errors, whether actual or patient perceived.
Writes timely and effective plans of action focused on identification and correction of root cause.
Creates and fosters an environment centered on health care compliance execution, actively communicates, trains, and guides the processes for completion and follow-up on compliance initiatives to associates within Health, Wellness, and other associates as applicable to the respective health care business.
Implements compliance initiatives and priorities and monitors compliance execution by others.
Ensures appropriate operational execution of billing procedures, HIPAA compliance adherence, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Utilizes auditing processes to identify compliance issues and implement processes for improvement.
Builds high-performing teams, embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, and creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance, models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holds oneself and others accountable, and supports Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us (e.g., creating a sense of belonging, eliminating waste, participating in local giving).
Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Delivers results while putting the customer first, considers and adapts to how, where, and when customers shop, and applies the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
Makes decisions based on data, insights, and analysis, balances short- and long-term priorities, and considers our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes.
Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

Competitive pay
Incentive awards for performance
401(k) match
Stock purchase plan
Paid maternity and parental leave
PTO
Multiple health plans
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U (Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates, covering high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply.)