Dist Suppt Pharmacist PT

CVS Health • Mesa, AZ

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About The Position

CVS Health District Support Pharmacists work across a district to cover pharmacist scheduling gaps and support pharmacy teams under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Rx District Leader. In stores throughout the district, the pharmacist supports pharmacy management, oversight, and operations, and serves as a role model who demonstrates genuine patient care and promotes a culture of safety and excellence.

The role includes dispensing and counseling safely, immunizing, overseeing prescription workflows, supporting inventory practices, and helping resolve patient insurance and medication issues. When serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty, the District Support Pharmacist assumes the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties. The pharmacist also supports clinical services such as testing and prescribing where permitted, helps technicians learn to immunize, maintains job-related skills and training, and complies with applicable laws, professional standards, and CVS Health policies. The position requires travel within a reasonable radius and regular, predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.

Requirements

• Active pharmacist license in the state where the store is located.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Must not be on the DEA Excluded Parties list.
• Ability to travel within a reasonable radius to support market staffing needs.
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Customer-service and team-orientation skills, including responding appropriately to patients’ reactions.
• Verbal and written communication skills, including active listening.
• Mathematical reasoning skills for prescription quantities and days’ supply.
• Problem-resolution skills when faced with challenging patient or colleague interactions.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stoop, and perform repetitive hand and finger movements; and maintain close visual acuity.
• Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects requiring negligible force.
• Ability to communicate spoken instructions accurately and receive detailed information through oral communication.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.

Responsibilities

• Help manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.
• Travel within the district to fill pharmacist shifts scheduled by the District Performance Coordinator.
• Oversee pharmacy operations and serve as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
• Assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.
• Support and direct pharmacy teams in following workflow procedures and using safety guardrails at every workstation.
• Promote positive patient experiences through compassionate care, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues.
• Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
• Support and guide effective pharmacy inventory management, with particular attention to protecting cold chain products.
• Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs and contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic.
• Maintain clinical and technical skills, complete required trainings and CMEs, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
• Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care, including testing and prescribing services where permissible.
• Comply with relevant laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies, including requirements for controlled substances, patient privacy, security, and workplace safety.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed