Staff Pharmacist

CVS Health•Bellevue, WA

23d•$65 - $81

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and is accountable for the management, oversight, and operation of pharmacy activities. The role delivers safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, immunizations, and clinical care while fostering a culture of genuine patient care, safety, and quality. During bench shifts without overlap, the Staff Pharmacist oversees the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy and assumes the manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The position supports prescription fulfillment, patient experience, inventory management, regulatory compliance, team development, and access to care. It requires maintaining clinical and technical skills, following applicable laws and company policies, and remaining flexible to meet scheduling and business needs. The role is full-time, with 30 anticipated weekly hours, and includes regular attendance at nights and weekends.

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.
Ability to provide friendly, responsive customer service and understand and appropriately respond to patients’ reactions.
Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues, including active listening and accurately conveying detailed spoken instructions.
Ability to use mathematics to determine quantities to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle counts.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to meet the listed physical demands, including extended periods upright, lifting and handling items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, close visual work, and lifting or exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently.

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.
Strengthen pharmacy performance measures through effective coaching and consistent follow-up with pharmacy team members; 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 pharmacy 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.
Manage pharmacy inventory effectively by following and coaching inventory best practices, with particular attention to cold-chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure pharmacy operations comply with state Board of Pharmacy regulations; escalate concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL for timely resolution.
Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
Maintain clinical and technical skills as the industry evolves, complete required training and continuing medical education, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical services, including testing and prescribing where permitted; 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.