Job Description

Requisition ID: 168034

Career Group: Pharmacy Careers

Job Category: Retail - Pharmacy

Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)

Province: Newfoundland and Labrador

City: Lewisporte

Location: 0125 Lewisporte Lawtons Pharm

Postal Code: A0G3A0

Our family of 134,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better \xe2\x80\x93 great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1500 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton\xe2\x80\x99s Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

All career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting.

Overview

The Pharmacy Manager will support the strategic direction and vision of the Sobeys Pharmacy store. Responsibilities include coaching and developing the pharmacy team to provide superior customer service and shopping experiences. As the Pharmacy Manager you will participate in professional programs and collaborate with colleagues within the Pharmacy to provide excellence in health & wellness services to all patients. Actively contribute to a positive and productive working environment.

This position is eligible for Retention Bonus and Relocation Bonus

• Provide leadership skills, superior judgement, decision making and commitment to pharmacy team
• Create a coaching and development culture for all pharmacy employees which embraces a passion for health and wellness
• Oversee pharmacy talent management including succession planning, orientation and training, performance management and compensation
• Ensure the communication of operational requirements/changes and store vision to all employees
• Responsible to adequately staff the pharmacy at all times through effective and flexible scheduling
• Responsible to ensure efficient operation of the business to achieve all financial targets and deliver on budgeted Key Performance Indicators
• Manage pharmacy expenses, review and provide feedback to Store Manager on expenses, sales and profitability
• Work in collaboration with the Store Manager to identify and capitalize on opportunities within store/market
• Exceeds customer expectations through ROLES efficiencies
• Acknowledge customers promptly and professionally
• Demonstrate warmth, empathy, and compassion towards the customer
• Provide superior customer service to every customer
• Role model, coach, and reinforce customer service expectations on a daily basis for all staff
• Create a shopping experience that engages your customers in a way that enhances loyalty, sales, and profit
• Understand and respond to local market needs and competition
• Focus is on clinical services (i.e. disease state management, medication reviews, health risk assessments)
• Prescription safety prioritizing technical functions to Pharmacy Assistants when available.
• Initiate care plans, follow up, and document
• Collect relevant patient, drug and disease information
• Identification of actual and potential drug related problems
• Monitor medication adherence
• Provide patient counselling for new therapy and determine patients understanding as to why they are taking the medication
• Tailor counselling to the needs and concerns of the patient i.e. literacy, hearing loss, privacy, etc.

Job Requirements

• Above average communication skills (oral and written)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized institution.
• Must be a Licensed Pharmacist in the province of responsibility
• Injection Certification
• Previous management experience in a retail and/or retail pharmacy setting preferred

Sobeys is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.

While all responses are appreciated only those being considered for interviews will be acknowledged.

We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.

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