District Support Pharmacist

CVS Health • Maple Grove, MN

12d • $60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health is hiring a full-time District Support Pharmacist to help deliver safe, compassionate pharmacy care and support pharmacy operations across retail locations. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team, and oversees pharmacy operations as the manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap. When serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty, the pharmacist assumes the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties.

The pharmacist provides and supports safe prescription dispensing, patient counseling, and immunization services; coaches team members; helps resolve patient insurance and medication issues; and supports inventory management, including cold-chain product protection. The role partners with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain regulatory compliance, supports scheduling as directed, and provides pharmacist-delivered clinical care and testing or prescribing services where permitted. The pharmacist must maintain relevant clinical and technical skills and comply with applicable laws, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies.

The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and the ability to work flexibly to meet scheduling and business needs. The pharmacist may be expected to work at other locations across the market as business needs require. The role is physically active, involving extended periods upright, reaching, lifting and handling items, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual work.

Requirements

• Active pharmacist license in the state where the store is located.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Not listed on the DEA Excluded Parties list.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks, pivot quickly between tasks, and verify prescription information and label accuracy.
• Ability to provide friendly customer service, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills, including active listening and conveying detailed instructions accurately.
• Ability to use mathematics to determine quantities, days’ supply, and bottle counts when filling prescriptions.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stoop, and perform repetitive finger tasks; and perform close visual work.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Ability to work in other locations across the market as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.
• Take direction from the Pharmacy Manager and oversee the pharmacy as their proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
• Coach and follow up with pharmacy team members to strengthen pharmacy performance, and provide performance feedback to the Pharmacy Manager as needed.
• Assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.
• Support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following and directing adherence to pharmacy workflow procedures and safety guardrails.
• Promote positive patient experiences through empathy, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues.
• Offer and deliver immunizations, and engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
• Manage pharmacy inventory according to best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold-chain products.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate concerns for timely resolution.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs and support the Pharmacy Manager by writing the pharmacy schedule if directed.
• Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete required trainings and continuing medical education, 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 federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements related to controlled substances, recordkeeping, patient privacy, security, and workplace safety.
• Attend work regularly and predictably, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being, based on eligibility
• Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program

What This Job Offers

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