Hy-Vee, Inc.
Job Title: Registered Pharmacist
Location: Mason City, IA
Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Health Care Provider
Industries: Retail
Job Description Responsibilities, qualifications, and expectations for a Registered Pharmacist at Hy‑Vee.
Professional License/Certification Required Professional License/Certification Required
Core Competencies
Partnerships
Growth mindset
Results oriented
Customer focused
Professionalism
Reporting Relations Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Store Operations, Perishables, and Health Wellness Home; Pharmacy Department Manager, Pharmacy Supervisor
Positions that Report to you: Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Clerk, Delivery Person, and Pharmacy students
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people.
Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
Assists customers by:
Escorting them to the products they’re looking for
Securing products that are out of reach
Loading or un‑loading heavy items
Making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
Performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
Assists with controlled substance inventory on an annual basis or as recommended.
Assists with inventory control, maintaining inventory levels by ordering and stocking merchandise, checking invoices, and entering inventory information into the computer.
Assists with coaching, counseling, and training employees; participates in additional education and training.
Assists HBC manager with ordering and merchandising OTC’s.
Fills and/or verifies prescriptions and counsels patients according to OBRA ’90 regulations.
Assists with reconciliation and balancing of 3rd party accounts.
Visits schools, doctors’ offices, senior centers, etc. to market services.
Assists with monthly inventory.
Builds growth and sales through counseling and wellness programs.
Follows security and regulatory procedures including Quality Assurance Programs.
Assumes the responsibility for the department in the absence of the pharmacy manager.
Ensures customers are given prompt and courteous service.
Maintains a professional appearance, i.e. clean lab coat and name tag.
Communicates continually with pharmacy manager about any procedural changes, issues, or corporate communications.
Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
Partners with other departments or staff to promote wellness and the pharmacy.
Assists in other areas of the store as needed.
Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics
Must have the ability to do logical or scientific thinking to solve problems; several abstract and concrete variables.
Have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving arithmetic, algebraic and geometric calculations.
Must be able to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals; have increased contact with people; interview counsel or advise people; evaluate technical data.
Education and Experience
College degree and licensure in pharmacy.
Must have continuing education to maintain license.
Six months to a year of similar or related work experience.
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) preferred.
Ability to administer immunizations.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to physically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision.
Must be able to perform the following physical activities: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Working Conditions This position frequently involves a fast work pace in a retail store setting. Must be able to handle multiple tasks (filling scripts, answering telephone, waiting on customers, etc.) every day. There is an occasional exposure to dangerous chemicals/solvents while compounding products and chemotherapy drugs.
Equipment Used PC with pharmacy software and printer, cash register, pharmacy balance, scanner, calculator, telephone, fax, and copier.
Financial Responsibility Is fully responsible for company assets including prescription inventory, third party accounts receivable, pharmacy computer and software, and pharmacy fixtures. Has full authority, within reasonable limits, to purchase inventory for the pharmacy.
Contacts Has daily contact with customers, general public, and suppliers/vendors, and pharmacy operations support staff. Has occasional contact with community or trade/professional organizations and federal/state governmental or regulatory agencies.
Confidentiality Maintains the confidentiality of the customer’s private medical information according to the HIPAA act. Maintains the confidentiality of prescription drug pricing and costs.
Additional Considerations I understand that this pharmacy handles and prepares hazardous drugs. The USP 800 is intended to ensure that personnel of reproductive capability understand the risks of handling hazardous drugs. Accordingly, I acknowledge that exposure to hazardous drugs may cause acute and chronic effects. Failure to follow pharmacy policies and procedures may put me at greater risk of exposure to hazardous drugs.
Are you ready to smile, apply today.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre‑employment drug screen.
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Seniority level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Health Care Provider
Industries: Retail
Job Description Responsibilities, qualifications, and expectations for a Registered Pharmacist at Hy‑Vee.
Professional License/Certification Required Professional License/Certification Required
Core Competencies
Partnerships
Growth mindset
Results oriented
Customer focused
Professionalism
Reporting Relations Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director; Store Manager; Assistant Managers of Store Operations, Perishables, and Health Wellness Home; Pharmacy Department Manager, Pharmacy Supervisor
Positions that Report to you: Pharmacy Technician, Pharmacy Clerk, Delivery Person, and Pharmacy students
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people.
Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store.
Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible.
Assists customers by:
Escorting them to the products they’re looking for
Securing products that are out of reach
Loading or un‑loading heavy items
Making note of and passing along customer suggestions or requests
Performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience
Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call.
Assists with controlled substance inventory on an annual basis or as recommended.
Assists with inventory control, maintaining inventory levels by ordering and stocking merchandise, checking invoices, and entering inventory information into the computer.
Assists with coaching, counseling, and training employees; participates in additional education and training.
Assists HBC manager with ordering and merchandising OTC’s.
Fills and/or verifies prescriptions and counsels patients according to OBRA ’90 regulations.
Assists with reconciliation and balancing of 3rd party accounts.
Visits schools, doctors’ offices, senior centers, etc. to market services.
Assists with monthly inventory.
Builds growth and sales through counseling and wellness programs.
Follows security and regulatory procedures including Quality Assurance Programs.
Assumes the responsibility for the department in the absence of the pharmacy manager.
Ensures customers are given prompt and courteous service.
Maintains a professional appearance, i.e. clean lab coat and name tag.
Communicates continually with pharmacy manager about any procedural changes, issues, or corporate communications.
Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines.
Reports to work when scheduled and on time.
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities
Partners with other departments or staff to promote wellness and the pharmacy.
Assists in other areas of the store as needed.
Performs other job related duties and special projects as required.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Worker Characteristics
Must have the ability to do logical or scientific thinking to solve problems; several abstract and concrete variables.
Have the ability to do arithmetic calculations involving arithmetic, algebraic and geometric calculations.
Must be able to compose original correspondence; follow technical manuals; have increased contact with people; interview counsel or advise people; evaluate technical data.
Education and Experience
College degree and licensure in pharmacy.
Must have continuing education to maintain license.
Six months to a year of similar or related work experience.
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) preferred.
Ability to administer immunizations.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to physically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches to more than 20 feet with or without correction, depth perception, color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), and field of vision.
Must be able to perform the following physical activities: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
Working Conditions This position frequently involves a fast work pace in a retail store setting. Must be able to handle multiple tasks (filling scripts, answering telephone, waiting on customers, etc.) every day. There is an occasional exposure to dangerous chemicals/solvents while compounding products and chemotherapy drugs.
Equipment Used PC with pharmacy software and printer, cash register, pharmacy balance, scanner, calculator, telephone, fax, and copier.
Financial Responsibility Is fully responsible for company assets including prescription inventory, third party accounts receivable, pharmacy computer and software, and pharmacy fixtures. Has full authority, within reasonable limits, to purchase inventory for the pharmacy.
Contacts Has daily contact with customers, general public, and suppliers/vendors, and pharmacy operations support staff. Has occasional contact with community or trade/professional organizations and federal/state governmental or regulatory agencies.
Confidentiality Maintains the confidentiality of the customer’s private medical information according to the HIPAA act. Maintains the confidentiality of prescription drug pricing and costs.
Additional Considerations I understand that this pharmacy handles and prepares hazardous drugs. The USP 800 is intended to ensure that personnel of reproductive capability understand the risks of handling hazardous drugs. Accordingly, I acknowledge that exposure to hazardous drugs may cause acute and chronic effects. Failure to follow pharmacy policies and procedures may put me at greater risk of exposure to hazardous drugs.
Are you ready to smile, apply today.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre‑employment drug screen.
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