Pharmacist in Charge

ARK Pharmacies, Inc.; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Ark Pharmacies invites a Pharmacist-in-Charge for Lufkin, TX. This full-time role includes a $25,000 sign-on bonus and a two-year contract commitment with 40 hours weekly and rotating weekends.

The compensation package features an ESOP, and full health, dental, and vision insurance paid by the company, with optional disability and life coverage. Candidates must hold a TX pharmacist license and retail pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy.
• TX pharmacist license in good standing.
• Retail pharmacy experience required.

Responsibilities

• Dispense medications and verify prescriptions.
• Supervise and train staff; manage workflow.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations including HIPAA.
• Provide patient counseling and excellent customer service.
• Oversee scheduling, PTO, and TimeStar/TimeSimplicity usage.

Skills

Pharmacist license

Retail pharmacy experience

Regulatory compliance

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

Prescription processing software

Job description

Lufkin Pharmacy and Co. is part of an employee-owned company, Ark Pharmacies. Each of the member pharmacies of Ark have a rich tradition steeped in a focus on compassionate customer service and desire to continually improve.

We are seeking a Full-Time Pharmacist-in-Charge. This position offers a $25,000 sign-on bonus with a two-year contract commitment.

Store Hours

M-F 9am - 6pm

Sat: 9am-1pm

Applicants are expected to work 40 hours a week with rotating weekends. The schedules are subject to the needs of the pharmacy.

The compensation package for full-time employees includes:

• Employee Ownership Fully Contributed by company (ESOP)
• Health Insurance Fully Paid by company for the employee
• Dental Insurance Fully Paid by company for the employee
• Vision Insurance Fully Paid by company for the employee
• Optional Disability and Life Insurance

If you are confident in yourself as a pharmacist, in your work ethic, and in your ability to take care of your team and your customers, you will be a great fit!

Department: Operations

Supervisor: Director of HR

FLSA Status: Salary Exempt

Summary

Compounds and dispenses prescribed medications, drugs, and other pharmaceuticals for patient care by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consistently models our core values.
• Provides exceptional customer service according to the customer core process and mission.
• Notifies leadership of potential violations of any statute, rule or court order existing within the pharmacy.
• Partners with technician manager & operations to help educate staff on pharmacy-related issues including, but not limited to, regulatory changes/compliance, FDA drug recalls, drug information, sample medications, and investigational studies.
• Participates in the implementation of quality assurance programs for pharmacy services designed to monitor and evaluate the quality and appropriateness of patient care, pursue opportunities to improve patient care, and resolve identified problems.
• Participates in the implementation and maintenance of the pharmacy technician training manual.
• Ensures that the pharmacy is in compliance with all local, state, and federal accrediting rules and regulations.
• Follow all applicable government regulations including HIPAA.
• Provides supervision and oversight of pharmacy practice duties performed by all pharmacy employees.
• Performs final verification of all prescriptions issued by a physician, or other authorized prescriber.
• Directs pharmacy workers engaged in mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
• Answers questions and provides information on drug interactions, side effects, dosage and storage of pharmaceuticals to prescribers as well as patients.
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
• Answers phone calls requiring a pharmacist.
• Retrieves messages and prescriptions on voicemail system.
• Performs patient counseling when required as well as requested.
• Assists/handles customer conflicts both in person as well as on the phone.
• Demonstrates proficient use of TimeStar & TimeSimplicity and is able to use both, as requested/delegated, to strategically schedule staff as well as manage PTO requests/hour approvals/etc.
• Other duties as assigned; Job duties may vary by location.

Supervisory Responsibilities

As a pharmacist-in-charge, you are supervising the technician, tech-in-training, as well as cashiers on duty during your scheduled shift. This will require active participation in training as well as collaboration with management to handle employee performance evaluations and correction.

Achievement Focus– Recognizes and acts on opportunities; sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence.

Managing Customer Focus- Promotes customer focus; establishes customer service standards; provides training in customer service delivery; monitors customer satisfaction; develops new approaches to meeting customer needs.

Managing People– Provides direction and gains compliance; includes subordinates in planning; takes responsibility for subordinates’ activities; makes self-available to subordinates; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates’ skills and encourages growth.

Quality– Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; displays commitment to excellence; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Leadership– exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires respect and trust; reacts well under pressure; shows courage to take action; motivates others to perform well.

Organization Support– Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization’s goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities; supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.

At least two years of retail pharmacy experience required.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to check basic compounding calculations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of prescription processing software, have access to and operational knowledge of a drug information database, and have access to and operational knowledge of the Texas PMP website, internet software, spreadsheet software and word processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Active pharmacist license in good standing with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand for up to eight hours with an hour long lunch break; walk and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate while maintaining compliance with HIPAA regulations.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.