District Support Pharmacist Full Time
About The Position
CVS Health’s District Support Pharmacist (DSP) works across a district to fill pharmacist scheduling gaps and support pharmacy teams, under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Rx District Leader. While working in different stores throughout the district, the DSP supports the management, oversight, and operation of the pharmacy and pharmacy team, and serves as a role model for excellence, genuine care, safety, and quality. The role includes helping improve patient health through safe dispensing, counseling, and immunizations; supporting prescription fulfillment and pharmacy workflows; and assuming the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when acting as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The DSP contributes to positive patient experiences, supports pharmacy inventory practices, and helps expand access to pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permitted. The position requires flexibility for scheduling and business needs, travel within a reasonable radius, predictable attendance including nights and weekends, and ongoing training and clinical skill development. The pharmacist must comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies. This is a full-time position with 40 anticipated weekly hours. The stated pay range is $60.00–$76.00 per hour, and the position may also be eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program. Eligible benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, subject to eligibility.
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 on tasks, pivot quickly between tasks, and 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, including active listening and accurately conveying and receiving detailed information.
- Ability to use math to calculate quantities, days’ supply, and bottle counts when filling prescriptions.
- 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 and stretch; perform repetitive finger movements; control precision; stoop and bend; 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
- Travel within the district to fill pharmacist shifts as scheduled by the District Performance Coordinator and oversee pharmacy operations, serving as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
- Help manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.
- Support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following pharmacy workflow procedures and safety guardrails, and directing the pharmacy team to do the same.
- Assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.
- Provide compassionate, empathetic patient care; collaborate with patients’ healthcare teams; proactively resolve insurance and medication issues; and coach the pharmacy team to provide positive patient experiences.
- Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
- Manage pharmacy inventory in stores worked, following and guiding inventory best practices, with particular attention to cold-chain products.
- Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs and contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic.
- Maintain clinical and technical skills, complete company-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 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, including requirements for patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, privacy, security, and workplace safety.
- Attend 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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