(USA) Pharmacy Manager

Walmart•Joliet, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

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, including 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 promoting a belonging mindset in the workplace. Ensures confidentiality of information, documentation, and assigned records as required by Company policies and local, State, and Federal guidelines. Manages Pharmacy Operations. Conducts Associate meetings to identify and respond to their needs, concerns, and issues related to pharmacy products or services and to share 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. Regularly monitors the inventory flow process to identify merchandise that needs to be ordered. Ensures proper execution of inventory flow processes. Monitors and evaluates the facility to identify and address problems with inventory flow. Manages Finances. Demonstrates sound financial management skills, including interpreting, analyzing, and explaining financial data and information. Manages budgets and ensures budgets and financial performance are aligned with business strategic requirements. Ensures assets, liabilities, revenues, and operating expenses are accounted for and reported. Complies with Company financial policies and procedures. Compiles and evaluates financial data to ensure operating procedures meet business needs. Monitors financial data and trends to identify and respond to market changes and other areas of opportunity. Quality Patient Care/Facility. Creates a culture of patient care, safety, and accuracy. Communicates clear expectations regarding quality of care and patient safety. Ensures 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. Compliance Focused Execution/Facility. 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. Respect the individual: 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, creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform. Respect the individual: Works collaboratively, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence. Respect the individual: Attracts and retains the best talent, empowers and develops talent, and recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments. Act with Integrity: 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, 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). Act with Integrity: Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent. Serve Our Customers and Members: 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. Serve Our Customers and Members: 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. Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, demonstrates courage and resilience, and encourages learning from mistakes. Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements, adopts and encourages the use of new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

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

Process and accurately dispense prescription orders.
Administer immunizations and other programs developed by Walmart.
Drive sales and profit in the Pharmacy and OTC areas.
Ensure effective merchandise presentation, including accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, in-stock and inventory levels.
Budget and forecast sales.
Develop and maintain cross-functional relationships.
Assess economic trends and demographics.
Model, enforce, and provide direction and guidance to Associates on proper Customer service approaches and techniques.
Oversee the implementation of and participate in community outreach programs.
Ensure compliance with Company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations.
Provide supervision and development opportunities for Associates.
Ensure confidentiality of information, documentation, and assigned records.
Manage Pharmacy Operations.
Conduct Associate meetings.
Ensure pharmacy operations are aligned with Company and regulatory policies, standards, and procedures.
Ensure adherence to proper policies and procedures for advising on, verifying, and dispensing products and Customer insurance and licensure issues.
Document information on changes in pharmaceutical products and procedures and new ideas, approaches, and processes.
Oversee Inventory Flow.
Regularly monitor the inventory flow process.
Ensure proper execution of inventory flow processes.
Monitor and evaluate the facility to identify and address problems with inventory flow.
Manage Finances.
Demonstrate sound financial management skills.
Manage budgets and ensure budgets and financial performance are aligned with business strategic requirements.
Ensure assets, liabilities, revenues, and operating expenses are accounted for and reported.
Comply with Company financial policies and procedures.
Compile and evaluate financial data.
Monitor financial data and trends.
Create a culture of patient care, safety, and accuracy.
Communicate clear expectations regarding quality of care and patient safety.
Ensure others are held accountable for following standard operating procedures (SOP) and achieving expected quality and patient safety goals.
Ensure counseling occurs on new therapy, new items, and as requested by patients or required by practice or state regulations.
Analyze and identify areas of improvement needed and implement intervention steps.
Promote reporting and transparency of errors.
Write timely and effective plans of action focused on identification and correction of root cause.
Create and foster an environment centered on health care compliance execution.
Actively communicate, train, and guide the processes for completion and follow-up on compliance initiatives.
Implement compliance initiatives and priorities and monitor compliance execution by others.
Ensure appropriate operational execution of billing procedures, HIPAA compliance adherence, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Utilize auditing processes to identify compliance issues and implement processes for improvement.
Build high-performing teams.
Embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences.
Create a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging.
Create opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform.
Work collaboratively.
Build strong and trusting relationships.
Communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
Attract and retain the best talent.
Empower and develop talent.
Recognize others' contributions and accomplishments.
Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance.
Model the Walmart values to support and foster our culture.
Hold oneself and others accountable.
Support Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
Act in a selfless manner and be consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
Deliver results while putting the customer first.
Consider and adapt to how, where, and when customers shop.
Apply the EDLP and EDLC business models to all plans.
Make decisions based on data, insights, and analysis.
Balance short- and long-term priorities.
Consider our customers, fellow associates, shareholders, suppliers, business partners, and communities when making plans.
Display curiosity and a desire to learn.
Take calculated risks.
Demonstrate courage and resilience.
Encourage learning from mistakes.
Drive continuous improvements.
Adopt and encourage the use of new technologies and skills.
Support others through change.

Benefits

Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
PTO (including sick leave)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement
Jury duty
Voting
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from 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.