CA Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Rancho Mirage, CA

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist at CVS Health plays a key role in delivering patient care and supporting the operation of a retail pharmacy. The pharmacist helps manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, immunizations, and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permitted. They model CVS Health’s values, provide compassionate care, and help create a positive, safe, and inclusive experience for patients and colleagues. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and overseeing pharmacy operations. During shifts without overlap, the Staff Pharmacist may oversee the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy and assume day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The position also supports regulatory compliance, prescription accuracy, inventory management, pharmacy performance, and team development. Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, is required.

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 customer service, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues.
Active listening skills, including giving others full attention, understanding their points, asking questions as appropriate, and avoiding inappropriate interruptions.
Mathematical reasoning skills for tasks such as calculating quantities to dispense and days’ supply.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to be mobile and remain upright for extended periods.
Ability to lift, scan, and bag items; reach overhead; stretch; grasp and move items; perform repetitive finger movements; and position or adjust machines precisely.
Ability to stoop and bend to move items between low and high positions.
Close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and inspecting small parts.
Ability to lift occasionally up to 20 pounds and frequently up to 10 pounds, and to consistently exert negligible force to move objects.
Ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions accurately 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 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 team to follow pharmacy workflow procedures and safety guardrails.
Contribute to 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.
Manage pharmacy inventory according to best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate concerns as needed.
Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, engaging team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
Maintain relevant 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, such as testing and prescribing where permissible.
Comply with 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.
Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
Perform additional tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.