Healthcare Services Pharmacist

Walgreens; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens in Ames, IA is seeking a Pharmacist to provide clinical services such as immunizations and MTM, while ensuring compliance with regulations and company policies. You will engage patients, answer questions, perform drug therapy reviews and contribute to a memorable, caring patient experience by applying Walgreens service standards and compassionate communication.

Responsibilities include following Good Faith Dispensing guidelines and maintaining required licensure and immunizer

Qualifications

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharmacist Degree from an accredited program.
• Current pharmacist licensure in the states within the district.
• Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Engages patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services.
• Models and shares patient service best practices to deliver a distinctive and joyful experience.
• Connects with patients by anticipating needs and offering services; promotes Walgreens healthcare services.

Skills

Customer service

Immunization

Communication

Education

BS in Pharmacy or Pharmacist Degree

Pharmacist licensure in district states

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides clinical services to patients, such as immunizations or MTM interventions, ensuring the compliance with regulatory guidelines, company policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities:

Patient Experience

• Engages patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolves patient issues in a timely manner and answers questions to ensure a positive patient experience.
• Models and shares patient service best practices with all team members to deliver a distinctive and joyful experience, including interpersonal habits that show care (e.g., greeting, eye contact, courtesy, etc.) and Walgreens service traits (e.g., demonstrating curiosity to identify needs and proactively helping, servicing until satisfied, championing empathy and inclusivity, etc.).
• Connects with patients by anticipating needs and proactively offering services. Supports efforts on enhancing patient experience by increasing awareness of healthcare services offered through Walgreens (e.g., patient consultation, medication management, drug therapy reviews, and perform clinical, or wellness services such as immunizations, diagnostic testing, and patient outcomes services) thereby promoting the shift of the Walgreens pharmacy role from transactional to interpersonal.

Operations

• Provides clinical services to patients, such as immunizations or MTM interventions, ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines, company policies and procedures.
• Ensures the use of all elements of the Good Faith Dispensing policy in conjunction with state and federal controlled substance laws when filling prescriptions. The Product Review/Retail Fill Process Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring that elements of Good Faith are present.

Training & Personal Development

• Maintains current knowledge and required licensing/credentialing/certification as established by federal and state regulations to provide such clinical services.
• Maintains current knowledge and skills related to pharmacy and healthcare by reading pharmacy related journals, company publications, and communications. Maintains awareness of developments in retail and management and pursues best practices that would enhance performance.
• Obtains necessary certifications, education credits and training, including learning modules, as required by the Company.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves more than 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,000 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 211,000 team members, including roughly 85,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharmacist Degree from an accredited educational institution.
• Current pharmacist licensure in the states within the district.
• Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

The Salary below is being provided to promote pay transparency and equal employment opportunities at Walgreens. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills and abilities, education, experience and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range: Pharmacist - $60.90/hr-$82.30/hr