Registered Pharmacist- Hourly

Additional Considerations (if Any)

At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.

About the role

Job Title: Registered Pharmacist
Department: Pharmacy
FSLA: Non-Exempt

Responsibilities

• Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people.
• Escorts customers to the products they're looking for, secures products that are out of reach, loads or unloads heavy items, makes note of and passes along customer suggestions or requests, performs other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience.
• Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
• Assists with controlled substance inventory on an annual basis or as recommended.
• Maintains inventory levels by ordering and stocking merchandise, checking invoices, and entering inventory information into the computer.
• Assists with coaching, counseling, and training employees; participates in additional education and training.
• Fills and/or verifies prescriptions and counsels patients according to OBRA '90 regulations.
• Assists with reconciliation and balancing of 3rd party accounts.
• Visits schools, doctors' offices, senior centers, etc. to market services.
• Builds growth and sales through counseling and wellness programs.
• Follows security and regulatory procedures including Quality Assurance Programs.
• Ensures customers are given prompt and courteous service.
• Maintains a professional appearance, i.e. clean lab coat and name tag.
• Communicates continually with pharmacy manager about any procedural changes, issues, or corporate communications.
• Reports to work when scheduled and on time.

Qualifications

• College degree and licensure in pharmacy.
• Continuing education to maintain license.
• Six months to a year of similar or related work experience.
• Medication Therapy Management (MTM) preferred.
• Ability to administer immunizations.

Skills

• Logical or scientific thinking to solve problems.
• Arithmetic calculations involving arithmetic, algebraic and geometric calculations.
• Original correspondence composition.
• Technical manuals following.
• Contact with people, interviewing, counseling, advising, evaluating technical data.

Benefits

Financial Responsibility: Fully responsible for company assets including prescription inventory, third party accounts receivable, pharmacy computer and software, and pharmacy fixtures. Has full authority, within reasonable limits, to purchase inventory for the pharmacy.

Working Conditions

• Frequent exposure to a fast work pace in a retail store setting.
• Occasional exposure to dangerous chemicals/solvents while compounding products and chemotherapy drugs.

Physical Requirements

• Physical exertion up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision.
• Able to perform the following physical activities: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.

Equipment Used To Perform Job

• PC with pharmacy software and printer,
• Cash register,
• Pharmacy balance,
• Scanner,
• Calculator,
• Telephone,
• Fax,
• Copier.

Confidentiality

Maintains the confidentiality of the customer’s private medical information according to the HIPAA act. Maintains the confidentiality of prescription drug pricing and costs.

Pre-Employment Drug Screen

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.