PHARMACY/PHARMACIST

Smith's Food & Drug Centers; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Smith's Food & Drug Centers in Elko, NV is seeking a licensed pharmacist to ensure safety, accuracy and exceptional customer service in our community pharmacy. You will dispense medications, counsel patients, administer vaccines as needed, and uphold HIPAA and all applicable laws.

You will lead day-to-day pharmacy operations, supervise staff, monitor inventory, and collaborate with healthcare providers to meet prescription needs while maintaining a clean, compliant and welcoming environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy with active state licensure in good standing.
• Ability to handle stressful situations while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.
• Strong math skills for dispensing calculations and dosage accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Create an outstanding customer experience and inspire associates to deliver excellent customer service.
• Establish and maintain a safe, clean environment that encourages customers to return.
• Achieve sales and profit goals established for the department, control QA standards and expenses and staff appropriately.
• Monitor all functions, duties and activities for the department.
• Administer vaccines as needed and provide patient counseling and pharmaceutical care.

Skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Effective oral/written communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing

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.

Minimum

• Bachelor's Degree in pharmacy
• Current state pharmacist licensure in good standing
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Knowledge of basic math (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Effective oral/written communication skills

Desired

• 1 year of retail experience
• Second language (speaking, reading, and/or writing)
• 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
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation