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Weis Markets · 2 months ago

Floater Pharmacist

116 - Elmira, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$88K/yr - $145K/yr

Weis Markets is a company that values respect, understanding, and teamwork among its associates. The Floater Pharmacist will work with the pharmacy manager to control inventories, dispense medications, perform patient immunizations, and ensure compliance with health standards while providing excellent customer service.

Retail

Responsibilities

Works with the pharmacy manager on controlling inventories by helping track weekly sales, may order various pharmaceutical stock in order to meet customer demand and maximize profits

Weighs, measures, mixes drugs and other medical compounds and fills bottles with correct quantity and compositions. May give advice to self-medicating patients. Also dispenses non-prescription medications. Maintains open communication with various health and insurance professionals

Perform patient immunizations on a regular basis

In the absence of the Pharmacy Manager may have to schedule pharmacy associates, reward and recognize performance, discipline associates as required, and give out work assignments to effectively utilize skills and abilities while meeting company profit objectives

Assists manager with the ongoing training and development of department personnel in an effort to improve performance, ensure continuous development, reduce turnover and control labor costs

Helps control department expenses by monitoring and improving operations, ensuring labor goals are met, and reducing losses due to shrink

Responds to customer complaints and questions in an efficient and courteous manner, provides effective counseling on prescription related issues (i.e., adverse drug reactions, patients history which might bear on the prescribing decision, proper storage of medications, patient questions on medications, etc.) Identifies areas to improve customer service and collaborates with pharmacy manager to correct any deficiencies

Helps manager maintain a safe, clean department through an effective housekeeping program to meet company, health department and OSHA standards

Maintains appropriate department records and files on important matters, which may include associate performance and discipline, sales plans, etc. Submits required pharmacy reports which document department activities

Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and superiors. Responsible to continuously improve job performance

Performs duties of staff as required