Pharmacy Manager

Category/Area of Expertise: Pharmacy

Job Requisition: 492041

Address: USA-VA-South Boston-1020 Bill Tuck Hwy #1000

Store Code: Store 00542 Pharmacy (2709604)

Food Lion has been providing an easy, fresh and affordable shopping experience to the communities we serve since 1957. Today, our 82,000 associates serve more than 10 million customers a week across 10 southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.

The employee performs the functions of this position in clean, well-lighted temperature controlled, and well ventilated environment. Position requires contact with controlled substances as well as other pharmaceutical products.

• Serves as on-site supervisor of pharmacy department ensuring that all essential functions of the pharmacy operation are adequately maintained.
• Provided supervision and guidance for all staff working in the pharmacy department.
• In coordination with the Store Manager and Pharmacy Operations Manager, serves as primary liaison with store personnel.
• Regularly monitors the performance of department employee's and completes employee evaluations as appropriate;
  Recommends new hires, corrective action, promotion, and wage/salary adjustments for staff supervised to Store Manager and/or Pharmacy Operations Manager.
• Develops and implements staff schedules for the pharmacy location utilizing guidelines determined by the Pharmacy Operations Manager.
• Serves as primary customer care advocate ensuing that customer services standard are maintained by all pharmacy personnel.
• Maintains responsibility for computer operation and maintenance, contacting proper supervisory hardware and software services as required.
• Ensures completion/maintenance of daily, weekly, quarterly, and annual records and reports as required by the Pharmacy Operations Manager and /or corporate policy and procedures.
• Maintains responsibility for staff training of all personnel at the pharmacy location; recommends interventions for training to Store Manager and/or Pharmacy Operations Manager.
• Works closely with Pharmacy Operations Manager to develop and implement operational enhancement and efficiency enhancement programs and practices for the pharmacy location.
• Works closely with Store Manager, Pharmacy Operations Manager and pharmacy personnel to identify, develop and follow-up with marketing opportunities to enhance pharmacy sales.
• Ensure that an effective record keeping system is in place and is maintained in accordance with regulatory requirements and company guidelines.
• Monitors adjudication of third party claims, conducting follow-up as necessary to ensure claims are paid in a timely fashion; identifies problems in third party systems and report same Pharmacy Operations Manager.
• In coordination with Store Manager and Pharmacy Operations Manager, ensures that all company policies, procedures and practices are maintained and facilitated by all pharmacy personnel.
• Monitors pharmacy inventory and provides oversight of inventory purchasing and return systems.
• Ensures that pharmacy maintains compliance with all state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

Performance primary functions of retail pharmacist including; but not limited to:

• Proper and accurate dispensing of prescription medication.
• Operation of claim adjudication system.
• Patient counseling and health advocacy.
• Liaison services with patients; prescribers and other individual/organization having business with or requesting pharmacy services.
• Make clinical decisions on each prescription that is presented. These decisions include but are not limited to, Drug-Drug interactions, Drug-Disease-State checks, Allergy profile, dosage, strength, quantity checks etc.
• Accurately prepare and dispense medication in full compliance with the physicians…