Pharmacist

Cub; Excelsior (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cub Pharmacy in Shorewood, MN is seeking a people-centric Staff Pharmacist to join our team. As a Pharmacist, you will provide prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service while ensuring accurate prescription dispensing and professional consultation.

You will supervise pharmacy technicians, grad interns, and clerks in compliance with federal and state laws as well as store policies and procedures, and you will contribute to clinical program offerings and HIPAA compliance.

Qualifications

• Provides prompt, professional customer service.
• Exemplary patient interaction and communication skills.
• Knowledge of pharmacy laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service through patient care standards.
• Counts, pours, or measures medications and affixes labels to containers; performs final prescription audit.
• Offers professional consultation and participates in clinical program offerings.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians, grad interns and clerks in compliance with laws and store policies.
• Maintains HIPAA compliance and handles records for controlled substances.

Skills

Customer service

Team supervision

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Cub Pharmacy in Shorewood, MN is looking for a people centric Staff Pharmacists to join our team. As a Pharmacist, you will provide prompt, efficient, and friendly customer service. Efficiently manage the operations of the Pharmacy. Ensure accurate prescription dispensing and appropriate consultation. Supervise pharmacy technicians, grad interns and clerks in compliance with federal and state legislation as well as store policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service through execution of patient care standards
• Genuinely thanks each customer and invites them to return
• Assists customers by:
  • escorting them to the products they're looking for (when possible)
  • making appropriate OTC recommendations.
  • securing products that are out of reach.
  • performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Takes all steps required to fill prescriptions in compliance with all laws, regulations, physician orders and company policies and procedures regarding the sale of pharmaceuticals including:
  • retrieves the correct and accurate product(s)
  • counts; pours, or measures out the required quantity according to established company methods and procedures
  • affixes the label permanently to the container
  • performs a final audit of the prescription
• Offers advice and professional consultation in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations
• Actively endorses and participates in all clinical program offerings
• Responds to telephone requests from customers, physicians and vendors, which require the expertise of the pharmacist
• Communicates and cooperates in a professional manner with peers, subordinates, managers, physicians, and customers in all pharmacy related areas
• Ensures timely implementation of company policies, procedures and programs; and enforces professional and operational standards, including compliance with legal regulations.
• Maintains all state and federal record keeping for controlled substances.
• Follows all laws and company procedures regarding Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party insurance plans, and participates in audits as appropriate in a timely manner.
• Responsible for HIPAA compliance and dispensing of over-the-counter drugs by law.
• Accesses the pharmacy computer to obtain complete patient record (on both cash and third-party prescriptions) and verifies third party plan parameters
• Orders product from distribution center or other appropriate source as necessary
• Trains pharmacy technicians and abides by state regulations regarding technician training and licensure
• Maintains inventory levels to company goals, rotates stock, and utilizes RX return process
• Bags all products; affixes the receipt to the bag and places company stickers on items that are not in bags
• If a drive-thru pharmacy, able to operate microphone and drive-thru box
• Maintains strict adherence to company guidelines related to personal hygiene, dress code and Department Appearance Standards (DAS)
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time
• Hazardous drug handling
• Complies with standard operating procedures in handling and dispensing of hazardous drugs
  

Secondary Job Functions

• Knows the location of general over the counter merchandise.
• Files paper and keeps pharmacy equipment and area clean and organized.
• Ensures that bags and vials are replenished, and that trash is removed, and floor is swept
• Attends company meetings for purposes of training, coordinating plans, and communicating policies and procedures.
• Regularly accesses and reviews all company communication and responds in a professional and timely manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager, Store Director, Pharmacy District Manager and District Manager
• Maintains standards in the absence of the Pharmacy Manager
• Participates in all company sponsored programs.

Job Requirements

Relevant Experience, Education, Certification, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities