Floater Pharmacist

010 Weis Markets, Inc.; Town of Whitehall (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Weis Markets is hiring a Pharmacist to support the pharmacy department in providing patient care, immunizations, and medication counseling. The role includes inventory control, staff coordination, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. A Pharm D or Bachelor of Pharmacy and a state license are required.

Equal opportunity employer, with emphasis on customer service and community health. The position involves collaborating with healthcare professionals, dispensing medications,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Pharmacy or Pharm D required.
• State Pharmacist License required.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacy manager with inventory control and weekly sales tracking to meet demand and profitability.
• Weigh, measure, mix drugs and other medical compounds and fill bottles with correct quantities.
• Provide advice to patients and dispense non-prescription medications.
• Administer patient immunizations.
• Schedule staff and assign duties when manager is absent to meet objectives.
• Train and develop department personnel to improve performance and reduce turnover.
• Monitor operations to control labor costs and shrink.
• Respond to patient questions and counseling on prescription issues.

Skills

Counseling patients

Inventory management

Pharmacy operations

Immunizations

Education

Bachelor of Pharmacy or Pharm D

Job description

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS! Location Address: 3644 MacArthur Road

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with the pharmacy manager on controlling inventories by helping track weekly sales, may order various pharmaceutical stock in order to meet customer demand and maximize profits.
• Weighs, measures, mixes drugs and other medical compounds and fills bottles with correct quantity and compositions.
• May give advice to self-medicating patients.
• Also dispenses non-prescription medications.
• Maintains open communication with various health and insurance professionals.
• Perform patient immunizations on a regular basis.
• In the absence of the Pharmacy Manager may have to schedule pharmacy associates, reward and recognize performance, discipline associates as required, and give out work assignments to effectively utilize skills and abilities while meeting company profit objectives.
• Assists manager with the ongoing training and development of department personnel in an effort to improve performance, ensure continuous development, reduce turnover and control labor costs.
• Helps control department expenses by monitoring and improving operations, ensuring labor goals are met, and reducing losses due to shrink.
• Responds to customer complaints and questions in an efficient and courteous manner, provides effective counseling on prescription related issues (i.e., adverse drug reactions, patients history which might bear on the prescribing decision, proper storage of medications, patient questions on medications, etc.)
• Identifies areas to improve customer service and collaborates with pharmacy manager to correct any deficiencies.
• Helps manager maintain a safe, clean department through an effective housekeeping program to meet company, health department and OSHA standards.
• Maintains appropriate department records and files on important matters, which may include associate performance and discipline, sales plans, etc.
• Submits required pharmacy reports which document department activities.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors.
• Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
• Performs duties of staff as required.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position currently has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

To perform this job successfully, the associate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without an accommodation. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or responsibilities required:

• Bachelor of Pharmacy or Pharm D
• State Pharmacist License

Weis Markets is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Weis Markets is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of actual or perceived age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, familial status, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

Applicants with a disability may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.

A reasonable accommodation is a change in the ways things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Weis Markets.

At Weis Markets, we firmly believe that together, we can achieve anything!

Recognizing that our associates are the backbone of our company, it’s a fact that as our associates grow, opportunities are created for others!

Being a family company, we’re always looking for friendly and energetic people to join our team to bring creativity and insight to help our company and communities we serve continue to grow and prosper.

Known for talent development at all levels, Weis provides growth and endless career opportunities for people at all stages in life!