Pharmacy Manager

Pharmacy Manager

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or PharmD, degree or equivalent FPGEC (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)

Responsibilities

• 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/regulations.
• Drives sales and profit in the Pharmacy and OTC areas by ensuring effective merchandise presentation, including accurate and competitive pricing, proper signing, in-stock and inventory levels, budgeting and forecasting sales, developing and maintaining cross functional relationships, and assessing economic trends and demographics.
• 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.
• Oversees the implementation of and participates in community outreach programs and encourages Associates to serve as a good member of the community.
• 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.
• Provides supervision and development opportunities for Associates in assigned areas by selecting, training, mentoring, assigning duties, providing performance feedback, providing recognition, and fosters a culture of belonging.
• Ensures confidentiality of information, documentation, and assigned records as required by Company policies, and local, State, and Federal guidelines.
• Manages Pharmacy Operations: Conducts Associate meetings to identify and respond to their needs, concerns, and issues related to pharmacy products or services and to share information related to new initiatives. Ensures pharmacy operations are aligned with Company and regulatory (for example, HIPAA, SOP, QA) policies, standards, and procedures. Ensures adherence to proper policies and procedures for advising on, verifying, and dispensing products and Customer, insurance, and licensure issues. Documents information on changes in pharmaceutical products and procedures, and new ideas, approaches, and processes and shares the information with Associates and Managers.
• Oversees Inventory Flow: Regularly monitors the inventory flow process to identify merchandise that needs to be ordered. Ensures proper execution of inventory flow processes. Monitors and evaluates the facility to identify and address problems with inventory flow.
• Manages Finances: Demonstrates sound financial management skills, including interpreting, analyzing, and explaining financial data and information. Manages budgets and ensures budgets and financial performance are aligned with business strategic requirements. Ensures assets, liabilities, revenues, and operating expenses are accounted for and reported. Complies with Company financial policies and procedures. Compiles and evaluates financial data to ensure operating procedures meet business needs. Monitors financial data and trends to identify and respond to market changes and other areas of opportunity.
• Quality Patient Care-Facility: 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 (providing information related to the health service provided) 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.
• Compliance Focused Execution-Facility: 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 to the respective health care business. 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• U.S. pharmacy related experience