District Support Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Herndon, VA

15d

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 the management, oversight, and operation of the pharmacy and pharmacy team, serving as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during certain shifts and assuming day-to-day duties when the pharmacist is the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The role focuses on safe and accurate prescription fulfillment, patient counseling, immunization, and compassionate patient care. It also supports inventory management, clinical care services where permitted, staff coaching, regulatory compliance, and a safe, inclusive workplace. The pharmacist must remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs, travel within a reasonable radius, and maintain relevant clinical and technical skills through required training and continuing education.

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 as business needs require.
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.
Ability to provide friendly customer service, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues, including active listening.
Ability to use mathematics to solve prescription-related problems, such as calculating tablet quantities, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach and stretch; perform repetitive finger movements; extend hands and arms in multiple directions; make precise adjustments to machines; stoop and bend to move items; and perform work requiring close visual acuity.
Occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds; frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds; consistently move objects using negligible force.
Ability to accurately convey detailed spoken instructions 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 as scheduled by the District Performance Coordinator; oversee the pharmacy and serve as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
Support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following pharmacy workflow procedures and directing the pharmacy team to follow them, using safety guardrails at every workstation.
Assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.
Promote positive patient experiences through empathy and genuine care; coach the pharmacy team in compassionate care, 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.
Support effective pharmacy inventory management by following and guiding the team on inventory best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold-chain products.
Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic.
Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete company-required training and CMEs, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge to better support patients.
Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care, including testing and prescribing services where permissible; empower the pharmacy team to provide holistic care.
Comply with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled-substance dispensing and recordkeeping, privacy, security, and workplace safety.
Attend work regularly and predictably, including nights and weekends.
Complete other tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.