Pharmacy Manager

Food City (K-VA-T Food Stores Inc) • Newport, TN

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About The Position

The Pharmacy Manager provides courteous and efficient patient counseling, fills and evaluates prescriptions for completeness, accuracy, and legality, checks prescription contents and labeling, and maintains patient information to support safe and appropriate prescriptions. The role ensures prescription pricing follows established guidelines and makes, mixes, and compounds prescriptions while providing over-the-counter recommendations.

The Pharmacy Manager oversees pharmacy operations, including directing department associates when off duty, training and developing associates, encouraging positive motivation and enthusiasm, and setting an example of integrity, appearance, and ethical business practices. The manager maintains appropriate inventory levels and product selection, monitors inventory quality and expired or returned products, and promotes customer satisfaction and acceptable gross margins. The position also supports operational compliance, security and loss prevention, paperwork and reporting, workplace safety, housekeeping, and cash-register coverage as needed. Additional duties may be assigned.

Food City describes itself as a privately held, family-owned company that encourages associates to participate in local civic organizations and offers flexible schedules. Its employee stock ownership plan means associates currently own over 13% of the company.

Requirements

• Immunization Certification through an accredited organization, such as APhA.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient and courteous patient counseling to customers.
• Follow Food City operating policies and procedures, including applicable 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.
• Maintain positive associate 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 prescription safety and appropriateness.
• Ensure prescription pricing follows established guidelines and procedures.
• Maintain appropriate inventory levels; manage ordering and product selection to support optimal prescription turns.
• Monitor inventory quality, including returned 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 potential hazards, and eliminate them where possible.
• Maintain a neat and clean work area and direct routine housekeeping duties.
• Operate the cash register as needed during pharmacy technicians’ breaks and lunches.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Weekly paychecks with direct deposit
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Medical plan with wellness benefits
• Dental plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacations
• Associate offers
• Flexible schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed