Immunization ?

[MIRPh]

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Hello all, this question is especially for our friends in the retail setting.
Is it safe to assume that all retail chains ( whether CVS ,Wagsetc or even SAMs,Walmart, Costco) expect their pharmacists to immunize ?
Is there any retail setting where immunizing is not a part of the RPh job description?
Thanks

 

[CetiAlphaFive]

There was a pharmacist who famously successfully sued after being fired for refusing to give imz.

There is currently another that I know of in San Antonio that refuses to do it and he has never been written up, etc..

 

[Digsbe]

Any job postings I've seen have immunization certificates as a requirement for hire.

 

[BenJammin]

There was a pharmacist who famously successfully sued after being fired for refusing to give imz.

There is currently another that I know of in San Antonio that refuses to do it and he has never been written up, etc..

I'm curious as to why.

 

[ldiot]

I know of an immunocompromised pharmacist who doesn't give live vaccines, other than than you will 100% have to give them.

 

[ABCPharmD]

I know of an immunocompromised pharmacist who doesn't give live vaccines, other than than you will 100% have to give them.

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but wouldn't this pharmacist be more at risk from dealing with all of the sick people that come to the counter than giving live vaccines?

 

[zelman]

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but wouldn't this pharmacist be more at risk from dealing with all of the sick people that come to the counter than giving live vaccines?

Not if they wear appropriate PPE.

 

[wagrxm2000]

Chains make too much off these immunizations to hire someone that won't give them and there are too many new grads to choose from that will.

 

[maria1oh]

I know several cvs night pharmacists that get away without doing any immunizations.

 

[CetiAlphaFive]

I know several cvs night pharmacists that get away without doing any immunizations.

This is becoming another one of those areas where corporate scare tactics are starting to lose effect.


Especially since that case.

 

[Sine Cura]

Walmart now requires all pharmacists to obtain immunization certification. There was a notice (ultimatum) a few months ago that RPH without certification and CPR training had to obtain it or be demoted to a non-RPH position.

 

[metforminpharmd2016]

I know several cvs night pharmacists that get away without doing any immunizations.

I worked one night shift and someone came at like midnight for a flu shot lol

 

[gwarm01]

I haven't given one since pharmacy school, but I couldn't imagine refusing the service. As simple as it may seem, I think it is an important step towards legitimizing pharmacists as healthcare providers. The average person probably makes a big distinction between someone who just hands them pills (in their minds) and someone who injects something into their arm.

 

[Unchained]

I haven't given one since pharmacy school, but I couldn't imagine refusing the service. As simple as it may seem, I think it is an important step towards legitimizing pharmacists as healthcare providers. The average person probably makes a big distinction between someone who just hands them pills (in their minds) and someone who injects something into their arm.

I don't consider it progress when we get to do something nurses have been doing for a century.

 

[CetiAlphaFive]

I don't consider it progress when we get to do something nurses have been doing for a century.

Pharmacists should also be getting extra reimbursement for performing vaccinations as well

 

[ldiot]

I'm not trying to be a jerk, but wouldn't this pharmacist be more at risk from dealing with all of the sick people that come to the counter than giving live vaccines?

My answer to your question would probably be yes, lol. To be fair I don't exactly know what his health issue is.

 

[CYP-0]

I don't consider it progress when we get to do something nurses have been doing for a century.

Nurses are located behind the curtains of an office appointment. Not to mention their scope of public outreach is dwarfed by that of the community pharmacists'.

I think it is good progress in the expansion of our roles as pharmacists. The challenge is having to wrestle with the time it takes at busy stores/locations, especially with the documentations that come with it.

 

[BidingMyTime]

Maybe (and that is a big maybe) you could find an independent pharmacy that doesn't do immunizing. But yes, it's pretty much standard that all retail pharmacies require their pharmacists to do immunizations. Now if you couldn't physically do them, then you might be able to get a pass under the ADA (or not, if the chain argues that it's a core requirement of the job.) But if you have any expectation of working retail, you should expect that you will be giving vaccines.