Pharmacist

Fry's Food and Drug; San Tan Valley (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Fry's Food and Drug in Arizona is seeking a licensed pharmacist to fulfill prescription needs with accuracy, counsel patients, and administer vaccines as needed in a fast-paced retail pharmacy. The role emphasizes strict compliance with HIPAA and all applicable laws, maintaining stock integrity, and delivering exceptional patient care while building knowledge of the local trade area and customers.

Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy, strong math skills, and at least one year

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy is required.
• Strong math ability for dispensing accuracy.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Minimum 1 year of retail experience.
• Second language skills are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill prescription needs with high accuracy.
• Administer vaccines as needed.
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care.
• Ensure compliance with all laws including HIPAA.
• Maintain professional image and adhere to standards.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Basic math

Stress management

Retail experience

Second language

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service. Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages our customers to return. Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department, control all established quality assurance standards and expenses and properly schedule and staff technicians to meet the needs of the business. Monitor all functions, duties and activities for the department. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill customers’ prescription needs while concentrating on the accuracy of every prescription filled
• Administer vaccines as needed
• Provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care to customers
• Ensure pharmacies comply with all local, state and federal laws (including HIPAA)
• Maintain a professional image through personal appearance, conduct and attitude and the physical condition of the pharmacy; adhere to pharmacy standards and enforce company dress standards
• Achieve a thorough knowledge of the trade area, its customers and its competition
• Create a positive pharmacy department image through strong service, friendliness and cooperativeness with customers, associates and outside vendors
• Monitor stock replenishment, inventory levels, policies/procedures, record keeping, security, sanitation, scheduling, proper operation of all equipment, pricing, planograms, returns, budgets, reports to management, and product recalls per company policy
• Maintain proper records, inventory and security on all scheduled drugs (i.e., controlled substances-narcotics)
• Follow procedures for handling pharmacy products from authorized sources
• Ensure all accuracy tools, including the accuracy scanner and 24-hour post dispensing audit report, are utilized appropriately
• Establish/maintain all record keeping practices necessary for legal compliance, company policies, accounting policies and other requested reports
• Maintain a clean, neat work area, including work counters, shelves, floors and the customer counter to present a professional, sanitary, organized image to customers
• Ensure all product returns are handled in a timely fashion and per company policy
• Maintain all equipment (e.g., computers, printers, accuracy scanners and cash registers) to ensure it remains in working condition
• Maintain and organize all policy manuals, reference books, state laws and required equipment and verify that all staff is knowledgeable of their use
• Maintain proper signage (e.g., store hours, counseling sign, services signs, pharmacists' photographs and names, and all other signs requested) in all areas necessary
• Make a strong and continuous effort to broaden personal knowledge and pharmacy skills
• Ability to work cooperatively in high paced and sometimes stressful environment
• Ability to manage conflict in a reasonable, nonconfrontational and cooperative manner
• Ability to act with honesty and integrity regarding customer and business information
• Ability to follow directions and seek assistance when necessary to resolve customer and business issues
• Provide support and assistance through direct interaction with minors, individuals with special needs, and/or older adults
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• 1 year of retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• 1 year of retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)