(USA) Staff Pharmacist

Walmart • Glendale, AZ

2d • $98,000 - $172,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to customers by accurately processing and dispensing prescription orders, counseling patients about health care and medications, administering immunizations, and delivering other Walmart-developed programs in compliance with applicable pharmacy laws and regulations. The role maintains confidential information and required controlled-medication documentation and records.

The pharmacist promotes quality patient care, safety, and accuracy; communicates expectations; ensures standard operating procedures and patient-safety goals are followed; and provides required counseling and documentation for new therapies, health services, and patient requests. The role identifies opportunities to improve team knowledge, patient safety, and risk reduction, and promotes transparent reporting of actual or perceived errors.

The position also supports health care compliance by training and guiding associates, implementing and monitoring compliance initiatives, ensuring appropriate billing procedures and HIPAA practices, and using audits to identify and address compliance issues. It provides direction and guidance to associates on customer service, policy compliance, safety, operational quality, loss prevention, and execution of company programs. The pharmacist builds relationships with stakeholders, supports business solutions and improvement plans, and models Walmart's values and standards of ethics and integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD degree, or equivalent FPGE (NABP).
• Pharmacy license by job entry date.
• Completion of an ACPE-accredited immunization training program, such as APhA, pharmacy school curriculum, or a state pharmacy association-sponsored program.

Responsibilities

• Process and accurately dispense prescription orders and counsel customers about health care and prescription medication needs.
• Administer immunizations and other Walmart-developed programs in compliance with Board of Pharmacy statutes and regulations.
• Maintain confidential information, controlled-medication documentation, and assigned records in accordance with company policies and local, state, and federal guidelines.
• Promote a culture of patient care, safety, and accuracy and communicate expectations for quality of care and patient safety.
• Ensure associates follow standard operating procedures and meet quality and patient-safety goals.
• Provide and document counseling and information about new therapies, health services, and other matters as required by patients, practice standards, or state regulations.
• Identify areas for improvement and implement interventions to improve team knowledge, patient safety, and risk reduction.
• Promote reporting and transparency regarding actual or perceived errors.
• Communicate, train, and guide associates on compliance initiatives and monitor compliance execution.
• Ensure appropriate billing procedures, HIPAA compliance, and standard operating procedures are followed.
• Use auditing processes to identify compliance issues and implement improvements.
• Provide direction and guidance to associates on customer service, resolving customer needs and complaints within company guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations, including safety, loss prevention, operational, and quality assurance requirements.
• Build relationships and partnerships with stakeholders, identify business needs, carry out processes, monitor results, and adapt to changing demands.
• Model Walmart's values, ethics, and integrity; build trusting relationships, mentor others, and support a culture of belonging and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off, including sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U education benefits, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time