Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health • Prairie Township, OH

4d • $60 - $76 • Onsite

About The Position

At CVS Health, Staff Pharmacists help customers navigate health care by improving access, lowering costs, and providing trusted support. In retail locations, the Staff Pharmacist helps cultivate a culture of pharmacy excellence by modeling genuine care and supporting the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team. The role supports the management, oversight, and operation of all aspects of the pharmacy, and may assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.

The Staff Pharmacist promotes patient health through safe dispensing, counseling, immunizations, and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permitted. The role supports accurate prescription fulfillment, positive patient experiences, pharmacy performance, inventory management, regulatory compliance, and a safe and inclusive team environment. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and the ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.

Requirements

• Active pharmacist license in the state where the store is located.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Not on the DEA Excluded Parties list.
• Ability to concentrate over time and quickly pivot between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy to ensure patient safety.
• Ability to seek ways to help people in a friendly manner, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues; active listening skills.
• Ability to use mathematics to solve prescription-dispensing problems, such as calculating tablet quantities, days’ supply, or bottle counts.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach overhead and in multiple directions; perform repetitive finger movements; control precision when adjusting machines; stoop and bend to move items; and perform work requiring close visual acuity.
• Occasionally lift or exert up to 20 lbs.; frequently lift or exert up to 10 lbs.; consistently move objects using negligible force.
• Ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions accurately and receive detailed information through oral communication.
• Ability to work regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.

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 to strengthen performance measures 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 pharmacy team to follow workflow procedures and safety guardrails at every workstation.
• Promote positive patient experiences through empathy and genuine care; coach the team in compassionate care, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues.
• Offer and deliver immunizations and engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
• Support effective pharmacy inventory management and coach the team on inventory best practices, with particular focus on 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 meet scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic, and support the Pharmacy Manager by writing the pharmacy schedule if directed.
• Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete company-required trainings and continuing medical education, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
• Support access to care and improve patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care, including testing and prescribing services where permissible; empower the pharmacy team to provide holistic care.
• Comply with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled-substance dispensing and 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 supporting colleagues’ and families’ well-being, based on eligibility
• Eligibility for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed