PHARMACY/PHARMACIST LEADER FLOAT (HR)
About The Position
The Pharmacy/Pharmacist Leader Float provides customer service and accurately fills prescriptions in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations. The role assists customers with selecting non-prescription remedies, counsels them on medication uses and side effects, evaluates prescriptions for appropriateness and patient safety, and communicates with physicians about patient concerns. The role also supports pharmacy operations, including prescription processing, third-party billing, inventory, controlled-substance records, immunizations, and customer communication. If assigned, the position supervises and delegates work to support personnel and oversees department operations in the department manager’s absence. The employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
Requirements
- Pharmacy degree and current Colorado State pharmacy license.
- Retail experience.
- Pharmacy department experience.
- Complete 24 hours of continuing pharmaceutical education every two years.
- Ability to read, retain, and comprehend technical manuals.
- Basic accounting skills and basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Writing skills sufficient to complete complex forms for budgets, inventories, orders, SST, communications, and reports.
- Good customer-service, communication, reading, and writing skills.
- Knowledge of all products in the department.
- Knowledge of pharmacy laws, rules, and regulations.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Responsibilities
- Provide customer service and communicate verbally with customers and store personnel.
- Interact effectively with guests, coworkers, and other health professionals.
- Receive verbal prescription orders and accurately document them in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
- Interpret, fill, and refill prescription orders accurately; label and bag prescriptions.
- Evaluate prescription orders for appropriateness, patient safety, and legal compliance.
- Provide medication counseling to customers and assist with over-the-counter medications.
- Become familiar with third-party billing procedures and facilitate customer charges.
- Maintain accurate records; receive prescription information from customers and deliver prescriptions accurately.
- Contact prescribers to obtain authorization.
- Use the prescription computer system accurately and efficiently.
- Maintain accurate controlled-substance inventory and records in compliance with record-keeping requirements.
- Provide immunizations.
- Consult with vendors; monitor supply levels, order supplies as needed, stock incoming orders, and check deliveries.
- If assigned, supervise, work with, and delegate responsibilities to support personnel.
- If assigned, maintain files and procedures, help resolve conflicts and problems in the department manager’s absence, maintain insurance records, run and interpret reports, maintain the department’s workflow, and oversee its administrative needs in the department manager’s absence.
- Maintain usual business attendance.
- Demonstrate the company’s values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
Benefits
- Healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage, subject to plan and eligibility terms.
- Paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
- Employee Assistance Program counseling and confidential financial tools and coaching.
- Associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, and technology.
- Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over a career through the Continuing Education program.
- Training programs and career pathways.
- Vacation, sick leave, and parental leave, subject to applicable terms.
- Participation in a 401(k) plan, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Group term life insurance, subject to eligibility.
- Eligibility for an annual bonus based on company performance.
- Tuition assistance, college scholarships, and educational leave of absence, depending on criteria and eligibility.
- Internal training and development resources.
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Job Type
Full-time
