District Support Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Wentzville, MO

22d•Onsite

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 help manage, oversee, and operate pharmacies while working in stores throughout the district, serving as a role model for safe, patient-centered care and pharmacy-team excellence. When serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty, the District Support Pharmacist assumes the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties. The role requires flexibility to meet scheduling and business needs, including regular attendance at night and on weekends, and travel within a reasonable radius as staffing needs require. The position is full time, with 40 anticipated weekly hours. The typical pay range is $60.00–$76.00 per hour; eligible colleagues may also receive a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive. The full-time role is eligible for benefits, subject to eligibility, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources.

Requirements

Active pharmacist license in the state where the store is located.
Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
Not 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 concentrate on tasks, pivot quickly between tasks, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
Ability to provide friendly customer service, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues, including active listening and accurately conveying or receiving detailed spoken information.
Ability to use mathematics to calculate quantities such as tablets to dispense, days’ supply, and bottles needed to fill a prescription.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach overhead and in multiple directions; perform repetitive finger movements; control precision; stoop and bend to move items; and perform close-visual-acuity tasks.
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.

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 the pharmacy and serve as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
Support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following and directing the pharmacy team to follow workflow procedures and 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, collaborate with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactively resolve insurance or medication issues.
Offer and deliver immunizations, and engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Support effective pharmacy inventory management at pharmacies worked, following and guiding inventory best practices, especially for 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 required trainings and continuing medical education, 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.
Complete required training within the designated timeframe and perform additional tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.