(USA) Staff Pharmacist

About the role

Provides pharmaceutical care to customers, including processing and accurately dispensing prescription orders, counseling customers regarding health care and prescription medication needs, maintaining confidential information, and maintaining controlled medication and required documentation.

Demonstrates up-to-date expertise and applies this to the development, execution, and improvement of action plans by providing expert advice and guidance to others in the application of information and best practices. Supports and aligns efforts to meet customer and business needs, building commitment for perspectives and rationales.

Provides and supports the implementation of business solutions by building relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders, identifying business needs, determining and carrying out necessary processes and practices, monitoring progress and results, recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities, and adapting to competing demands, organizational changes, and new responsibilities.

Models, enforces, and provides direction and guidance to associates on proper customer service approaches and techniques to ensure customer needs, complaints, and issues are successfully resolved within company guidelines and standards.

Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company standards of ethics and integrity by incorporating these into the development and implementation of business plans, using the Open Door Policy, and demonstrating and assisting others with how to apply these in executing business processes and practices.

Ensures compliance with company and legal policies, procedures, and regulations for assigned areas by analyzing and interpreting reports, implementing and monitoring loss prevention and safety controls, overseeing safety, operational, and quality assurance reviews, developing and implementing action plans, and providing direction and guidance on executing company programs and strategic initiatives.

Maintains confidential information, documentation, and assigned records as required by company policies and local, state, and federal guidelines.

Provides comprehensive patient care to customers by processing and accurately dispensing prescription orders, administering immunizations, and administering other programs developed by Walmart in compliance with Board of Pharmacy statutes and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Creates a culture of patient care safety and accuracy.
• Communicates clear expectations regarding quality of care and patient safety.
• Ensures others are held accountable for following standard operating procedures (SOP) and achieving expected quality and patient safety goals.
• Ensures counseling and providing information related to the health service occurs on new therapy, new items, and as requested by patients or required by practice or state regulations, including appropriate documentation.
• Analyzes and identifies areas of improvement needed and implements intervention steps to improve team knowledge and focus on patient safety and risk reduction.
• Promotes reporting and transparency of errors, whether actual or patient-perceived.
• Writes timely and effective plans of action focused on identification and correction of root cause.
• Creates and fosters an environment centered on health care compliance execution.
• Actively communicates, trains, and guides the processes for completion and follow-up on compliance initiatives to associates within Health & Wellness and other associates as applicable.
• Implements compliance initiatives and priorities and monitors compliance execution by others.
• Ensures appropriate operational execution of billing procedures, HIPAA compliance adherence, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Utilizes auditing processes to identify compliance issues and implement processes for improvement.
• Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging; creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform; helps to attract the best talent.
• Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Strengthens the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others; recognizes others' contributions and accomplishments.
• Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
• Acts in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Delivers results while putting the customer first.
• Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short- and long-term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience.
• Drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or PharmD degree, or equivalent FPGE (NABP).
• Pharmacy license (by job entry date).
• Completion of an ACPE Accredited Immunization training program (for example, APhA, Pharmacy School Curriculum, State Pharmacy Association sponsored).

Benefits

Competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.

• Health benefits: Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits: PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• Other benefits: Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.

You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable.

Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $98,000.00 - $172,000.00 for a 40-hour workweek. Weekly scheduled hours are determined individually, and the ranges for different scheduled hours are prorated based on the percentage of 40 hours. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses.