Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Capitol Heights, MD

16d

About The Position

CVS Health is seeking a Staff Pharmacist to support safe, compassionate, and effective care in a retail pharmacy. The pharmacist helps manage and improve patient health through accurate dispensing, counseling, immunization, and clinical services. They support the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and are accountable for pharmacy operations, including serving as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during non-overlapping bench shifts and assuming day-to-day duties when the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The role includes coaching pharmacy team members, supporting positive patient experiences, helping resolve insurance and medication issues, managing inventory with particular attention to cold-chain products, and maintaining compliance with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, and CVS Health policies. The pharmacist also maintains clinical and technical skills through required training and continuing education, and supports testing and prescribing services where permitted. This is a full-time position with 32 anticipated weekly hours. Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, is required. The position involves extended periods standing or moving, handling and lifting items, repetitive hand and finger movements, reaching, stooping, and close visual work. Occasional lifting or exertion of up to 20 pounds is required.

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.
Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
Ability to concentrate over time and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
Ability to provide friendly assistance and respond appropriately to patients’ reactions.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues.
Active listening skills.
Mathematical reasoning skills, including calculating quantities and days’ supply for prescriptions.
Ability to identify challenging interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stoop, and perform repetitive hand and finger movements; and perform close visual work.
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.
Ability to convey and receive detailed information through spoken communication.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
Ability to work at 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.
Strengthen pharmacy performance through effective coaching, consistent follow-up with pharmacy team members, and feedback to the Pharmacy Manager.
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 pharmacy team to follow workflow procedures and safety guardrails.
Promote positive patient experiences through empathy, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues.
Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Support effective pharmacy inventory management, including protecting cold-chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues as needed.
Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe and inclusive team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
Maintain relevant 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 where permissible.
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 inclusion.