Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Parsippany, NJ

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist helps CVS Health deliver safe, compassionate, and convenient care in a retail pharmacy. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and managing pharmacy operations, and serves as the manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap. When acting as the only or primary pharmacist on duty, the Staff Pharmacist assumes the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties. The Staff Pharmacist supports safe and accurate prescription fulfillment, counsels patients, provides immunizations, and helps resolve insurance and medication issues. The role promotes positive patient experiences, supports inventory management with particular attention to cold-chain products, and helps maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, and company policies. The pharmacist also supports clinical services, including testing and prescribing services where permitted, and develops clinical and technical skills through required training and continuing education. This is a full-time position with 40 anticipated weekly hours. The typical pay range is $60.00–$76.00 per hour. The role is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program in addition to base pay. A comprehensive benefits package is available based on eligibility.

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.
Customer-service orientation, including responding appropriately to patients’ reactions and seeking ways to help people.
Verbal and written communication skills, including active listening and accurately conveying detailed spoken instructions.
Ability to use mathematics to calculate quantities, days’ supply, and prescription-filling needs.
Ability to identify challenging interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to complete the physical demands of the role, including extended periods upright, lifting and moving items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, precise machine adjustment, stooping, and close visual work.
Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds and frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

One to two 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 pharmacy operations as their proxy during bench shifts without overlap.
Coach and follow up with pharmacy team members to strengthen pharmacy performance, 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 team to follow pharmacy 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 pharmacy inventory management and coach the team on inventory best practices, with particular attention to cold-chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate concerns as needed.
Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs; support pharmacy scheduling by writing the schedule when directed.
Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills through required training, continuing education, and other learning opportunities.
Support patient access and outcomes by providing pharmacist-delivered clinical care, such as testing and prescribing services, where permissible.
Comply with relevant federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures.
Maintain controlled-substance dispensing and recordkeeping requirements and protect patient privacy, security, and workplace safety.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
Perform other tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.