Staff Pharmacist

Walmart•Valdosta, GA

8d•$98,000 - $172,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical and patient care, including accurately processing and dispensing prescriptions, counseling patients, administering immunizations, and delivering other Walmart health programs in compliance with applicable Board of Pharmacy statutes and regulations. The role maintains confidential information, controlled-medication records, and other required documentation in accordance with company policies and local, state, and federal guidelines. The pharmacist promotes quality patient care, safety, and accuracy; communicates expectations; ensures adherence to standard operating procedures; and provides counseling and health-service information when required. The role identifies opportunities to improve team knowledge, patient safety, and risk reduction, and promotes transparent reporting of errors. The position also supports healthcare compliance by communicating and training associates on compliance initiatives, monitoring execution, ensuring appropriate billing and HIPAA practices, and using audits to identify and address compliance issues. The pharmacist provides guidance to associates, supports customer service and business needs, builds stakeholder relationships, and models Walmart's values, ethics, and standards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, PharmD degree, or equivalent FPGE (NABP).
Pharmacy license by the 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, counsel customers about healthcare and prescription medication needs, administer immunizations, and deliver other Walmart health programs in compliance with applicable regulations.
Maintain confidential information, controlled-medication documentation, assigned records, and other required documentation.
Promote a culture of patient care, safety, and accuracy and communicate clear expectations for quality of care and patient safety.
Ensure associates follow standard operating procedures and meet quality and patient-safety goals.
Provide counseling and information about health services for new therapies, new items, and as requested or required, with appropriate documentation.
Identify improvement needs and implement interventions to improve team knowledge, patient safety, and risk reduction.
Promote reporting and transparency of actual or perceived errors and develop timely action plans addressing root causes.
Communicate, train, and guide associates in completing and following up on healthcare compliance initiatives.
Implement compliance priorities, monitor execution, and ensure appropriate billing procedures, HIPAA adherence, and standard operating procedures.
Use audits to identify compliance issues and implement improvements.
Provide expert advice and guidance, support business solutions, build relationships with stakeholders, and adapt to changing business needs.
Model, enforce, and guide associates in effective customer service and resolving customer needs, complaints, and issues within company guidelines.
Ensure compliance with company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations, including loss prevention, safety, and quality assurance practices.
Develop, support, and mentor associates; build trusting relationships; communicate effectively; and model integrity, accountability, and Walmart values.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
Paid time off, including sick leave
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U education benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs
Performance-based bonus awards