District Support Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health • Lakeland, FL

13d

About The Position

CVS Health District Support Pharmacists work across a district to cover pharmacist scheduling gaps under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Rx District Leader. While working in district pharmacies, the pharmacist supports the management, oversight, and operation of each pharmacy and its team. The role includes serving as a role model, supporting safe and accurate prescription fulfillment, providing patient care and counseling, delivering immunizations, and helping maintain a positive, inclusive team environment. The pharmacist may assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. 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, shift between tasks, and verify prescription information and label accuracy.
• Customer service and team orientation, including responding appropriately to patients’ reactions.
• Verbal and written communication skills, including active listening and accurately conveying detailed instructions.
• Ability to apply mathematical reasoning to prescription quantities and days’ supply.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate resolution.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including standing for extended periods, lifting and handling items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual work.

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 immunization 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.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures and safety guardrails, and direct the pharmacy team to do the same, to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.
• Promote positive patient experiences through empathetic care, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, coaching colleagues, 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 effectively across pharmacies worked, following and guiding the team on inventory practices, with particular attention to cold chain products.
• Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team environment.
• Maintain clinical and technical skills, complete required training and continuing medical education, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
• Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical services, including testing and prescribing services where permissible; empower the pharmacy team to provide holistic care.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements related to patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, 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 based on eligibility
• Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program in addition to base pay

What This Job Offers

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