(USA) Staff Pharmacist (hourly)
About The Position
The Staff Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical and comprehensive patient care to customers. The role processes and accurately dispenses prescription orders, counsels customers about health care and prescription medication needs, administers immunizations and other Walmart-developed programs, and maintains confidential information, controlled medication, documentation, and required records in accordance with company policies and applicable local, state, and federal requirements. The pharmacist promotes quality patient care, safety, and dispensing accuracy; sets clear expectations; ensures standard operating procedures and patient-safety goals are followed; and provides counseling and information about health services when required. The role identifies opportunities to improve team knowledge and reduce risk, promotes transparent reporting of errors, and develops action plans that address root causes. The position also supports healthcare compliance and operational execution, including billing procedures, HIPAA, audits, and compliance initiatives. It provides guidance to associates, supports customer-service standards and issue resolution, builds relationships with stakeholders, and models company policies, ethics, and values. The pharmacist contributes to continuous improvement and helps develop and mentor others.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, PharmD degree, or equivalent FPGE (NABP).
- Pharmacy license by job entry date.
- Completion of an ACPE-accredited immunization training program, such as APhA training, pharmacy school curriculum, or state pharmacy association-sponsored training.
Responsibilities
- Process and accurately dispense prescription orders.
- Counsel customers about health care and prescription medication needs, including new therapies and health services, and document counseling when required.
- Administer immunizations and other programs developed by Walmart in compliance with applicable Board of Pharmacy statutes and regulations.
- Maintain confidential information, controlled medication, documentation, and assigned records as required by company policies and applicable law.
- Promote patient care, safety, and dispensing accuracy; communicate expectations and hold others accountable for standard operating procedures and quality goals.
- Identify patient-safety and compliance improvement needs, implement interventions, and develop action plans addressing root causes.
- Promote reporting and transparency of actual or perceived errors.
- Communicate, train, and guide associates in healthcare compliance initiatives and follow-up processes.
- Ensure appropriate execution of billing procedures, HIPAA requirements, and standard operating procedures; use audits to identify and improve compliance issues.
- Provide direction and guidance to associates on customer-service approaches and resolution of customer needs, complaints, and issues.
- Support business solutions by building stakeholder relationships, identifying needs, carrying out processes, monitoring results, and adapting to changing priorities.
- Model company policies, ethics, and integrity, and support safety, operational, and quality assurance reviews and company programs.
- Develop and mentor others, build trusting team relationships, and contribute to 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 benefit, with tuition, books, and fees paid for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
