Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Lake Worth, FL

6d•$60 - $76

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist supports CVS Health’s purpose of improving access to care, lowering costs, and helping patients navigate their health care. In a retail pharmacy, the Staff Pharmacist models the company’s values, provides genuine and compassionate care, and helps cultivate a culture of excellence, safety, and quality. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and is accountable for supporting pharmacy management, oversight, and operations. During bench shifts without overlap, the Staff Pharmacist may oversee the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy and may assume the manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The role also supports safe prescription fulfillment, patient counseling and immunization, pharmacy performance, inventory management, regulatory compliance, and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permitted.

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, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues.
Active listening skills, including giving others full attention, understanding their points, asking appropriate questions, and not interrupting inappropriately.
Ability to use mathematics to calculate quantities, days’ supply, and the number of bottles needed to fill prescriptions.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including remaining upright for extended periods, lifting, scanning, bagging, reaching, repetitive finger movements, precision control, stooping, and close visual work.
Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects using negligible force.
Ability to accurately convey detailed spoken instructions and receive detailed information through oral 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.
Coach pharmacy team members, follow up consistently on performance, and provide feedback about team performance 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 pharmacy team to follow workflow procedures and safety guardrails at every workstation.
Promote positive patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care, collaborating with patients’ healthcare teams, coaching the team to provide compassionate care, and proactively resolving insurance or medication issues.
Offer and deliver immunizations, and engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Manage pharmacy inventory according to best practices, including protecting cold-chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL as needed.
Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete required training and CMEs, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care, including testing and prescribing services where permissible.
Understand and comply with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures.
Follow controlled-substance dispensing and recordkeeping requirements, protect patient privacy and security, and help maintain a safe and inclusive workplace.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
Perform additional tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.