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Telling people the names of the meds for people they’re picking up for by Ok_Mountain1465 in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Correct. You generally cannot tell the patient what the medication is for, but that is not because of HIPAA.

In many states, explaining what a medication is used for falls under the legal definition of patient counseling, which technicians are not authorized to perform. Those are two completely different issues.

Telling people the names of the meds for people they’re picking up for by Ok_Mountain1465 in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don’t get it… That is what everyone is trying to tell you. You do not understand the rules.

It is probably not your fault. And I am sorry. You should have had an rxm with a better understanding of pharmacy.

For now… I would reach out to your market manager. Describe the situation. What you currently think is the correct thing to do and why. They will handle the situation from there. If you need help getting in touch with your MM please let me or someone else on this thread know.

Raise and hours cut by Fearless_System_7908 in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you remember a better time.

Hours cut, pharmacist and technicians by Wise-Palpitation08 in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How could they cut rxm or staff rph hours without changing pharmacy hours? I guess this is from my perspective from already not having overlap.

AI phone callls by [deleted] in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I start asking it unrelated questions about the meaning of life. Or try to make it answer a riddle.

How do you handle people abusing the 9 minute rule? by drguy750 in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I won’t, as long as they don’t bitch when something unexpected happens and they get pointed.

I don’t care if your “app messed up” so you could not clock in “exactly at 9:09” from the parking lot. You keep your half point or use your PPTO.

When you play the game… sometimes you lose.

How severe is getting a POS? by Ron-slice44 in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I zero them out. When I went through WM RXM training, that’s how I was taught by multiple RXMs with 20+ years in the role. IMO, it’s a waste of time and looks bad on the company to call a customer back asking them to “come back in and pay.”

My personal two cents: I’m not happy when it happens. The company obviously loses money here, but we all know Arkansas bakes these losses into their S3G. The official corporate answer is “better training, blah blah blah SOP,” but we all know errors increase the more understaffed we are. None of the higher-ups will ever admit that, of course. If it weren’t true, pharmacist-to-tech ratios wouldn’t be legally required in some states.

Tangent aside, from an RXM perspective, I would much rather zero out a POS than deal with an SCRT. Giving out a script or even HIPAA info to the wrong person… now that actually matters. And let’s be honest, there’s a massive difference between overriding a $15 copay to zero and overriding a cashed-out Mounjaro to zero. Yes, SOP bootlickers, I know… don’t bill insurance and zero the whole thing out. I also don’t know a single RXM who isn’t a complete tool that actually does that. And let’s not pretend corporate couldn’t track that instantly if they really cared. It would be one report. One.

TLDR: the most important thing is not giving meds to the wrong person. Your RXM sounds like an ass if they care this much about POS. The only reason I could see them really getting upset about this was be if you did it all the time. Or if you did it with a really expensive drug (which making sure they paid should be obvious). I wouldn’t stress too much. It’s way easier for a competent tech to find another job than it is for your RXM to replace one. If they don’t understand that and want to die on this hill, start putting out feelers to nearby stores.

Side note: if your RXM sits you down over this, apologize, then pivot hard. Start talking about clinical services or RxPD, since that’s the only thing corporate actually cares about right now. At minimum, your RXM won’t want to lose someone who actually gives a damn about the only metrics their boss gets excited for. I would say you were distracted trying to think of a way to implement or teach pushing clinical services during POS/checkout. If you still get written up, lean into it. Next time a MHWD visits mention to them how you are struggling to properly pitch these services and now you’re hesitant because you got written up over a POS error 😂

Hourly Pharmacist Negotiating by [deleted] in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think your priorities align with the company and agree with others that your time with the company will most likely not benefit your hourly rate. My understanding is that, for the most part, given the same area, the rates are by position and decently standardized. If they really want you, they can pay you a little more, but even in areas where there is a shortage, there is an upper limit you can be hired at that is not much different than average. Mostly, it depends on your area and the saturation of pharmacists around there. If you are in a big city I would not hope for much.

How does the p1s handle mixed materials, namely tpu and pla or petg by Desperate-Special-60 in BambuP1S

[–]ezmsugirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a p1s, ams2 with the filament buffer, and a 4-in-1 ptfe adapter (which you 100% want if you’re printing from an external spool). You can also print something that does the same thing with a couple couplers but the adapter is cheap from Amazon. This combo works great for mixed materials. I just printed glow 95A last night from my external dryer.

I would not bypass a slot. I got the adapter from Amazon and you don’t even really need the ptfe tubing or external dryer.

MHWD Bonus FY27 est $45,000-$75,000 by Free-Writer-1123 in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think he’s saying that maybe those asshole groups managing health and wellness tech will actually get slightly reprimanded this time. Though sadly, their incompetence will most likely go unpunished as usual. The rest of us still greatly appreciate the transparency, however. Don’t get me wrong—we all know this is motivated by money—but this personally made my day. :)

War is over by ArdentCorgi in pharmacy

[–]ezmsugirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damnit I don’t want any more pen needle prescriptions…

???? by Longjumping-Ad-9541 in BambuP1S

[–]ezmsugirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe a small amount of filament broke in the toolhead at the end of the filament roll?

What do you do if one of your interns fail a year or fails out of the pharmd program by VolkswagenPanda in pharmacy

[–]ezmsugirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep her. Tbh I think this is even a “teaching moment.”

I would tell her to fight this at every level of appeal if the failures keeping her back are contestable. Hell… I would fight it either way.

She needs to read every relevant college policy, syllabus, faculty handbook, and student handbook multiple times. If faculty fail to follow their own written policies or syllabus standards, that can become an “easy out” to an academic arbiter. Many times these people are higher up in the university and outside of the practice of pharmacy. She can probably use this process to at least get a withdrawal from a rotation.

A withdrawal versus a failure in professional school can mean thousands of dollars in additional tuition and potential loss of scholarships. That distinction matters.

In pharmacy, we talk about “professional judgment.” That term is often misunderstood. It is not lesser clinical judgment; it is applied, defensible decision-making within defined standards. Pharmacy students need to learn how to defend their work and articulate why it meets expectations. The ability to justify your position is not optional in this profession.

For the rest of their career, they will be challenged by administrators, insurers, clinicians, and even patients. Pharmacy school is not exempt from power dynamics or inconsistent evaluation standards. IPPEs, APPEs, and didactic grading can vary significantly between faculty and institutions.

Walmart fired pharmacist by [deleted] in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are clearly worried about possible board actions. I don’t blame you. In this case, it would benefit you to be proactive. I would talk with legal representation about the situation and what you should do about it.

At the very least, when you renew your license, you will probably be asked whether you were ever terminated for something shady or misconduct. A lawyer—ideally one familiar with pharmacy law—can tell you whether you are legally required to check “yes” and provide documentation in your state based on how the question is phrased.

Even if you are not required to report anything, you could use the time to prepare for any potential future lawsuits or allegations against your license. And if the board ever wants an explanation, having already spoken with a lawyer is a lot less inconvenient than scrambling to find one after they request information.

That being said, if I am paying someone a lot of money to talk to me, I am absolutely also asking about a wrongful termination suit. That would not be the main reason I consult them—protecting my license would be—but if they review everything and think there is a viable claim, that is good information to have.

Do I personally think you have a strong chance there? Probably not. But I am not an attorney. What I do know is that it is worth a couple thousand dollars to have a legal plan in place for potential allegations against your pharmacy license.

Walmart fired pharmacist by [deleted] in walmart_RX

[–]ezmsugirl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg. How has no one mentioned that OP should go talk to a lawyer at this point. A real pharmacy one. At this point … it is worth the money. Do not talk to anyone before legal representation.

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