Staff Pharmacist Part Time

CVS Health • Columbus, OH

23d • $60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health Staff Pharmacists help manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices. They support the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and help oversee pharmacy management, operations, and performance. When serving as the only or primary 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 bench shifts without overlap.

The role includes supporting accurate prescription fulfillment, positive patient experiences, immunization services, inventory management, regulatory compliance, and pharmacist-delivered clinical care where permissible. Staff Pharmacists coach and support pharmacy team members, address patient and insurance or medication issues, maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, and comply with applicable laws, professional standards, ethical principles, and company policies. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and the ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe. This is a part-time position with 20 anticipated weekly hours.

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 a task over time 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 help people in a friendly manner and understand and appropriately respond to patients’ reactions.
• 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 solve prescription-dispensing calculations, such as tablet quantities, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
• 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, stretch, stoop, and perform repetitive finger movements and precise hand and arm movements.
• Close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and inspecting small parts.
• Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 lbs., frequently lift or exert up to 10 lbs., and consistently move objects using negligible force.
• Ability to accurately convey detailed or important 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 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.
• Support pharmacy performance through effective coaching and follow-up with pharmacy team members, and provide the Pharmacy Manager with feedback about team performance 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, 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.
• Manage pharmacy inventory by following and coaching inventory 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 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 support pharmacy scheduling if directed by the Pharmacy Manager.
• 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.
• Comply with relevant federal and state 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

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

What This Job Offers

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