District Support Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health • Augusta, ME

5d • $60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health District Support Pharmacists travel within a district to cover pharmacist scheduling gaps and support pharmacy teams, under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Rx District Leader. They may work in multiple stores and are accountable for supporting pharmacy management, oversight, and operations. During shifts without an overlapping Pharmacy Manager, the DSP serves as the manager’s proxy and assumes day-to-day duties when acting as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.

The role delivers safe and appropriate dispensing, patient counseling, immunizations, and pharmacist-provided clinical services where permitted. It involves supporting accurate prescription fulfillment and pharmacy workflow, helping resolve patient insurance or medication issues, supporting inventory practices and cold-chain protection, and coaching pharmacy colleagues. DSPs must maintain their clinical and technical skills, complete required training, follow applicable laws and professional standards, and comply with company policies that protect patient safety, privacy, and workplace safety. The position requires travel within a reasonable radius, flexible scheduling to meet business needs, 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 as business needs require.
• 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 assistance, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues; active listening skills.
• Ability to use mathematics to calculate prescription quantities and days’ supply.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods, lift, scan, and bag items, reach and stretch, perform repetitive finger movements, control precision, stoop, 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 exert negligible force to move objects.
• 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

• Travel within the district to cover pharmacist shifts as scheduled by the District Performance Coordinator and support market staffing needs.
• Oversee pharmacy operations and serve as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap; assume the manager’s day-to-day duties when the only or primary pharmacist on duty.
• Support and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures and safety guardrails, and direct the pharmacy team to do the same to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Provide empathetic patient service, collaborate with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactively resolve insurance and medication issues.
• Offer and deliver immunizations and engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
• Support effective inventory management in pharmacies worked, including protection of cold-chain products.
• Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs and contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic.
• 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 services such as testing and prescribing where permitted, and 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 substances, recordkeeping, privacy, security, and workplace safety.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• 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’ and families’ 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