District Support Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Melbourne, FL

7d•$60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health District Support Pharmacists (DSPs) support pharmacy teams throughout a district by covering pharmacist scheduling gaps and helping manage pharmacy operations under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager and Rx District Leader. Working in multiple stores, the DSP helps cultivate a culture of excellence, models CVS Health’s values, and provides safe, compassionate care to patients. When serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty, the DSP assumes the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day responsibilities. The role includes dispensing and counseling patients, providing immunizations and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permissible, supporting prescription accuracy and safety, and helping resolve insurance or medication issues. The DSP guides pharmacy teams in workflow, inventory management, cold-chain protection, and patient care practices. The role also requires travel within a reasonable radius, flexible scheduling to meet business needs, ongoing training and continuing education, and compliance with applicable laws, professional standards, and company policies.

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 over time and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
Friendly, helpful customer-service approach and ability to understand and respond appropriately to patients’ reactions.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues; ability to listen actively and understand detailed spoken instructions.
Ability to use mathematics to calculate prescription quantities and days’ supply.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate response.
Physical ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stretch, stoop, and perform repetitive finger movements; and adjust equipment precisely.
Close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visual inspection of small parts.
Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects requiring negligible force.

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 pharmacy operations and serve as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
Support and direct pharmacy teams in following workflow procedures and 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 compassionate care, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, coaching colleagues, and proactively resolving insurance or medication issues.
Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Support effective pharmacy inventory management and guide teams in following inventory practices, especially cold-chain protection.
Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs and contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic.
Maintain clinical and technical skills through required training, continuing medical education, and other learning opportunities.
Provide pharmacist-delivered clinical services, including testing and prescribing where permissible, and empower the pharmacy team to provide holistic care.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies, 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.