Pharmacy Consultant

Job Description:

Job Objectives:

Deliver exceptional pharmacy consulting services to customers, providing guidance on medication usage, awareness of drug interactions, and preventive healthcare services such as immunizations. Ensure the proper compounding, dispensation, review, and verification of prescribed medications within regulatory guidelines, company policies, and procedures.

Supports the Efficient Workflow:

Assist the pharmacy manager in identifying ways to optimize pharmacy financials, inventory management, and enhance customer experience.

Customer Experience:

Engage customers and patients by greeting them and offering assistance with products and services. Resolve customer issues in a timely manner and answer questions to ensure a positive customer experience. Develop strong relationships with most valuable customers by anticipating their needs and proactively offering services.

Operations:

Counsel patients and answer their questions regarding medicine usage, side effects, interactions, contraindications, patient information privacy, generics, less expensive medicines, over-the-counter products, and refer to medical providers as needed to ensure medication is taken correctly, health needs addressed, and satisfaction with service. Perform pharmacist tasks including compounding, drug therapy reviews, verification, and medication management. Ensure the pharmacy operates in accordance with regulations, company policies, and standards.

People & Performance Management:

Assist the Pharmacy Manager with staff hiring and training. Reinforce the direction of Pharmacy Manager in staff performance by coaching, providing constructive feedback, monitoring customer service, and fostering employee development. Promote teamwork and motivate team members by establishing expectations, monitoring progress, and fostering a shared vision.

Training & Personal Development:

Maintain current knowledge and skills related to pharmacy and healthcare by reading pharmacy-related journals, company publications, and communications. Maintain awareness of developments in retail and management and pursue best practices that would enhance performance. Obtain necessary certifications, education credits, and training as required by the Company. Seek professional development by monitoring one's performance, soliciting constructive feedback, and leveraging pharmacy manager and store manager as mentor and coach.

Communications:

Support the Pharmacy Manager and Store Manager by communicating relevant corporate health and wellness services or strategy information to pharmacy staff.

Requirements:

Willingness to obtain a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree from an accredited educational institution prior to the start date in position. Willingness to obtain pharmacist licensure from the respective Board of Pharmacy in the states within the district within 90 days of hire per district guidelines. Experience performing prescription dispensing activities that demonstrate a strong working knowledge of applicable state and federal controlled substance laws. Certified Immunizer or willing to become an immunizer within 90 days of hire.

Benefits:

Walgreens offers a competitive salary range of $28.60 per hour - $44.00 per hour. The actual hourly salary within this range that you will be offered will depend on a variety of factors including geography, skills, and abilities, education, experience, and other relevant factors. This role will remain open until filled. To review benefits, please click here jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.