Staff Pharmacist PT

CVS Health • Albany, OR

7d • $60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health is seeking a part-time Staff Pharmacist to support pharmacy operations and patient care in a retail pharmacy. The Staff Pharmacist helps manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunization, and supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team. When serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty, the Staff Pharmacist assumes the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties and oversees the pharmacy as the manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap.

The role contributes to safe prescription fulfillment, positive patient experiences, effective inventory management, regulatory compliance, and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permissible. The Staff Pharmacist coaches and supports pharmacy team members, helps maintain clinical and technical skills, and follows applicable laws, professional standards, ethical principles, and company policies. This 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 on tasks and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy to ensure patient safety.
• Ability to provide friendly assistance, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues, including active listening and accurately conveying detailed instructions.
• Mathematical reasoning skills to calculate quantities, days’ supply, and bottle counts for prescriptions.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including remaining upright for extended periods, lifting and handling items, 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 requiring negligible force.

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 immunization.
• Take direction from the Pharmacy Manager and oversee the pharmacy as their proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
• Strengthen pharmacy performance through effective coaching and consistent 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 pharmacy team to follow workflow procedures and safety guardrails.
• Promote positive patient experiences through empathetic 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, particularly protection of cold chain products.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations, and escalate concerns for timely resolution as needed.
• Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, support a safe and inclusive team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed by the Pharmacy Manager.
• Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills through required training, continuing medical education, and other learning opportunities.
• Support access to care and patient outcomes by providing pharmacist-delivered clinical care, including testing and prescribing services where permissible.
• Comply with federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including those concerning patient safety, controlled substances, records, privacy, security, and workplace safety.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Complete required training within the designated timeframe.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits
• Other programs supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being, subject to hours worked and eligibility

What This Job Offers

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