Walgreens is looking to solve the problem of providing the best patient experience through assisting the pharmacist and pharmacy team members in accordance with state and federal regulations.
Requirements
- Must be enrolled in a school of Pharmacy program.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico).
- Prefer six months of experience in a retail environment.
- Prefer to have prior work experience with Walgreens.
- Prefer good math skills so you can fill prescriptions accurately, including counting, measuring and weighing medications.
- Knowledge of pharmacy systems and software.
- Ability to use pharmacy systems to obtain patient and drug information and process prescriptions.
Responsibilities
- Assists pharmacists and other healthcare providers in delivering patient care and services that are within the state scope of practice for pharmacy interns including patient counseling and other health services (i.e. blood pressure, medication therapy management).
- Performs duties as assigned and supervised by the pharmacist in accordance with Walgreens standard operating procedures for entering, third party processing, filling, and dispensing prescriptions.
- Assists and supports Pharmacy Department on inventory management activities, such as, ordering, unpacking, checking and storing shipment of pharmaceuticals.
- Handles telephone calls that do not require personal attention of the pharmacist, including those to physicians.
- Assists with exterior and interior maintenance by ensuring the Pharmacy Department is stocked with adequate supplies, clean, neat and orderly in condition and appearance.
- Maintains knowledge of Company asset protection techniques, and files claims for warehouse overages (merchandise received, but not billed), shortages (merchandise billed, but not received), order errors or damaged goods involving Rx drugs.
- Immediately reports prescription errors to pharmacist on duty and adheres to Company policies and procedures in relation to pharmacy errors and the Quality Improvement Program.
Other
- Must be willing to work flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours.
- Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English. (Except in Puerto Rico).
- Requires willingness to work in a retail environment.
- We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
- An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.
