Staff Pharmacist Full Time
About The Position
The Staff Pharmacist helps deliver CVS Health’s purpose by providing safe, appropriate dispensing, counseling, immunization, and clinical care to patients. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and in managing pharmacy operations. When serving as the primary or only pharmacist on duty, the Staff Pharmacist assumes the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties and may oversee the pharmacy as the manager’s proxy during shifts without overlap. The Staff Pharmacist supports safe and accurate prescription fulfillment, positive patient experiences, effective inventory management, and compliance with pharmacy laws, regulations, professional standards, and company policies. The position also helps expand access to care through pharmacist-delivered testing and prescribing services where permitted, supports team development, and maintains relevant clinical and technical skills.
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 over time and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
- Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
- Customer-service and team-orientation skills, including responding appropriately to patients’ needs and reactions.
- Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues, including active listening.
- Mathematical reasoning skills to calculate quantities, days’ supply, and bottle counts for prescriptions.
- Issue-resolution skills to identify challenging interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
- Ability to complete the position’s physical demands, including prolonged standing, mobility, lifting, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual work.
- Ability to communicate and receive detailed information orally.
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 the manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
- Support pharmacy performance through effective coaching and follow-up with team members, and provide feedback about team performance 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, compassionate care, 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.
- Manage pharmacy inventory according to best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold-chain products.
- Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns as needed.
- Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs and support a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic; write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
- 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 where permissible.
- Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, privacy, security, and workplace safety.
- 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.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings options
- Wellness programs
- Other resources, based on eligibility
- Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program in addition to base pay
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
