Registered Pharmacist
About The Position
Hy-Vee is seeking a licensed pharmacist to provide patient care and customer service in a retail pharmacy. The Registered Pharmacist fills and verifies prescriptions, counsels patients, supports pharmacy staff, and contributes to business growth through wellness programs and community outreach. The role also includes helping manage inventory and accounts, administering immunizations when certified, maintaining confidentiality, and ensuring compliance with pharmacy policies and applicable regulations. The pharmacist may assume responsibility for the department when the Pharmacy Manager is absent. This fast-paced role involves handling multiple tasks during a shift, including filling prescriptions, answering telephone calls, and assisting customers. The pharmacy handles and prepares hazardous drugs, and there may be occasional exposure to hazardous chemicals or solvents during compounding, including chemotherapy drugs. Training is provided, and following pharmacy safety policies and procedures is essential.
Requirements
- College degree and pharmacy licensure required.
- Maintain continuing education to keep pharmacy licensure active.
- Six months to one year of similar or related work experience required.
- Ability to administer immunizations required.
- Apply logical and scientific thinking to solve problems involving abstract and concrete variables.
- Perform arithmetic, algebraic, and geometric calculations accurately.
- Compose original correspondence, follow technical manuals, and evaluate technical data.
- Counsel and advise patients and interact professionally with healthcare providers, team members, and store leadership.
- Maintain discretion and integrity when handling confidential patient and financial information.
- Complete a pre-employment drug screen.
Nice To Haves
- Medication Therapy Management (MTM) experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide prompt, friendly customer service and make customer interactions positive.
- Fill and verify prescriptions and counsel patients in accordance with OBRA '90 and applicable state and federal statutes and regulations.
- Assist with annual or otherwise recommended controlled-substance inventory.
- Assist with inventory control, including ordering and stocking merchandise, checking invoices, and entering inventory information.
- Assist with reconciliation and balancing of third-party accounts and monthly inventory.
- Assist the HBC manager with ordering and merchandising over-the-counter products.
- Coach, counsel, and train pharmacy employees and participate in additional education and training.
- Visit schools, doctor's offices, and senior centers to promote pharmacy services.
- Build growth and sales through counseling and wellness programs.
- Follow security and regulatory procedures, including Quality Assurance Programs.
- Assume responsibility for the department when the Pharmacy Manager is absent.
- Partner with other departments and staff to promote wellness and the pharmacy.
- Communicate with the Pharmacy Manager about procedural changes, issues, and corporate communications.
- Administer immunizations as certified.
- Protect the confidentiality of customers' medical information and prescription drug pricing in accordance with HIPAA.
- Follow Hy-Vee policies, store guidelines, and statutes and regulations pertaining to registered pharmacists.
- Report to work as scheduled and on time.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
