Meet Natalie, Clinical Coordinator Pharmacist at Giant Eagle

This week's #TeamMemberTuesday is featuring Natalie, Clinical Coordinator Pharmacist for Giant Eagle in the Akron/Canton region! Natalie has played an integral role throughout the pandemic by working cross-functionally to coordinate mass vaccination clinics, in addition to her day-to-day role in our supermarkets.

What is your job title? What do you love most about your job?

I am a Pharmacist working as a Clinical Coordinator with Giant Eagle Pharmacy. I enjoy this role because it allows me to work with many different Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. The main purpose of my role is to support the pharmacy teams as a clinical reference and coach for our immunization program and medication therapy management initiatives. This year, we’ve done more immunizations than ever before, and I’ve enjoyed learning and continuing to learn the latest recommendations and sharing best practices to help our Pharmacy Team succeed.

What made you think of Giant Eagle as a possible place of employment?

I started my career with Giant Eagle as a Pharmacy Technician in 2009 during my first summer home from college. Giant Eagle was a natural choice for me as it has a great pharmacy intern program that I aspired to join as I progressed through college. Giant Eagle also gave me the opportunity to work during the summers near home and at a different location while attending the University of Pittsburgh.

What is your proudest accomplishment?

Organizing and executing a vaccination clinic to accommodate 25,000 teachers was one of the biggest tasks I’ve handled so far in my career. Although initially intimidating, with the support and feedback of my colleagues on the Clinical Team and my Pharmacy District Leader, we designed a smooth process that both patients and Team Members enjoyed! It was such a pleasure to work with Team Members across the chain coming together to take care of our communities. Everyone’s positive energy and can-do attitudes made the long hours of the clinics much more enjoyable.

The sincere gratitude and excitement from our patients were remarkable. Many were moved to tears of joy to finally receive their COVID-19 vaccine. They expressed their thanks with donuts, coffee, cookies, candy, and many handwritten thank you notes—even some from their students. We put in a lot of hours but were able to make a great impact on our community by vaccinating over 20,000 teachers in just six weeks.

What three words would you use to describe Giant Eagle?

Innovative. Diverse. Caring.

What are some interesting hobbies or talents that most people may not know about you?

I’ve spent the last two summers learning how to sail. I enjoy being on the water away from my phone learning something new! In my free time, I enjoy spending time with friends and family.

“I enjoy the collaborative culture at Giant Eagle. This really resonated with me through our work with the COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Our Pharmacy Team had the opportunity to host mass vaccination clinics for teachers in Northeast Ohio. We worked with Team Members across store, corporate and warehouse departments to successfully execute our mass vaccination clinics. The collaboration across the Company was key to our success.”

- Natalie, Pharmacist

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