Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Detroit, MI

28d•$60 - $76•Onsite

About The Position

At CVS Health retail locations, the Staff Pharmacist helps deliver safe, compassionate, and convenient health care. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and is accountable for supporting the management, oversight, and operation of the pharmacy. During bench shifts without overlap, the Staff Pharmacist oversees the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy and assumes the manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The position promotes patient health through safe dispensing, counseling, immunizations, and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permitted. It supports prescription accuracy, positive patient experiences, compliant pharmacy operations, effective inventory management, team coaching, and patient access to care. The Staff Pharmacist must maintain relevant clinical and technical skills and comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health 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 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, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues, including active listening and conveying or receiving detailed information accurately.
Ability to use mathematics to determine quantities to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to complete the stated physical demands, including remaining upright for extended periods, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, close visual work, and lifting or exerting force as described in the posting.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
Ability to work in other locations across the market as business needs require.

Responsibilities

Help manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.
Take direction from the Pharmacy Manager and oversee the pharmacy as their proxy during bench shifts without overlap; coach and follow up with pharmacy team members and provide performance feedback to the Pharmacy Manager as needed.
Assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.
Support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following and directing the team to follow pharmacy workflow procedures and safety guardrails.
Promote positive patient experiences through empathy, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues; coach the team to provide compassionate care.
Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Manage pharmacy inventory according to best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold-chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL as needed.
Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe and inclusive team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed by the Pharmacy Manager.
Maintain clinical and technical skills through required training, continuing medical education, and other learning opportunities.
Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical services, including testing and prescribing services where permissible, 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-substance dispensing and 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.