Staff Pharmacist - PT

CVS Health • Houston, TX

23d • $60 - $76

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and is accountable for supporting the management, oversight, and operation of the pharmacy. The role delivers safe and appropriate dispensing, patient counseling, immunizations, and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permissible. The Staff Pharmacist may oversee the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during non-overlapping bench shifts and assume the manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.

The role promotes patient safety, positive patient experiences, regulatory compliance, and effective pharmacy operations. It involves coaching pharmacy team members, supporting prescription fulfillment and inventory practices, collaborating with patients’ healthcare teams, and maintaining relevant clinical and technical skills. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and flexibility to meet scheduling and business needs.

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.
• Ability to provide friendly customer service, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues, including active listening and conveying detailed spoken instructions accurately.
• Mathematical reasoning skills, including calculating quantities to dispense and days’ supply.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Physical ability to remain upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach and stretch; perform repetitive finger movements; control precision; stoop and bend; and perform close-visual-acuity tasks.
• Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 lbs., frequently lift or exert up to 10 lbs., and consistently exert negligible force.

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 team members, follow up on performance, 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 empathy, compassionate care, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues.
• Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
• Manage pharmacy inventory effectively, follow and coach inventory best practices, and protect cold chain products.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL as needed.
• Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
• Maintain clinical and technical skills through required training, continuing medical education, and other learning opportunities.
• Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical services, including testing and prescribing where permissible; empower the pharmacy team to provide holistic care.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled substances, 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 and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility

What This Job Offers

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