Pharmacist

About the job

Walgreens has an opening for a full-time pharmacist in Lewiston. In this role you counsel and teach patients about their medications, give clinical services such as immunizations and diagnostic testing, and mentor the pharmacy staff.

Walgreens says it serves more than 9 million customers and patients a day in approximately 8,000 stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, with approximately 211,000 team members, roughly 85,000 of them healthcare service providers.

What you'll do

• Counsel patients and give them pharmacy consulting services
• Teach patients how to use their medications, what side effects to expect and which options cost less
• Provide clinical services such as immunizations, diagnostic testing and medication therapy management
• Keep medications safe by compounding and dispensing accurately and following regulations
• Mentor and train the pharmacy team

What you need

• A BS in Pharmacy or a Pharmacist Degree from an accredited school
• A current pharmacist license in the states within the district
• Certified Immunizer status, or willingness to become one within 90 days of hire

Preferred

• At least 1 year as a retail pharmacist, with experience in filling and verifying prescriptions, record keeping, legal compliance, pharmacy operations and software, technology systems and insurance

Schedule

• Full-time
• Flexible scheduling options

Benefits

• Paid time off once you have three months of service, subject to state law
• For qualifying team members: medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage plus life and disability insurance; other voluntary benefits are offered too
• Free flu shots for every team member
• Mental health and wellness support through 365 Get Healthy Here and the Life365 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Financial help with fertility treatment, and reimbursement of qualified adoption and surrogacy costs for eligible team members
• Free training, certifications and leadership development through Walgreens University, along with tuition discounts at more than 30 universities
• Employee discounts of 25% on Walgreens brands and 15% on national brands, plus savings on electronics, travel and more
• A 401(k) with a company match that begins once you reach one year and 1,000 hours of service; Walgreens also matches qualifying student loan payments as though they were 401(k) contributions
• Room to move up into leadership, such as pharmacy operations, retail management, multi-site leadership or corporate support roles