Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Cleveland, OH

4d•$60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health seeks a Staff Pharmacist to support safe, compassionate patient care and pharmacy operations in a retail location. The pharmacist supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and is accountable for management, oversight, and operation of pharmacy activities. 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 non-overlapping bench shifts. The role includes safely dispensing prescriptions, counseling patients, providing immunizations and other permitted clinical services, supporting accurate prescription fulfillment, and helping resolve insurance or medication issues. The pharmacist coaches pharmacy team members, supports inventory management and cold-chain practices, contributes to pharmacy performance, and partners with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain regulatory compliance. The position requires flexibility to meet scheduling and business needs, regular and predictable attendance including nights and weekends, and completion of required training. The pharmacist must maintain clinical and technical skills as the industry evolves and comply with applicable laws, professional standards, ethical principles, and company policies.

Requirements

Active pharmacist license in the state where the store is located.
Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
Not listed 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 help people in a friendly manner, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues.
Active listening skills, including giving full attention, understanding others’ points, asking appropriate questions, and avoiding inappropriate interruptions.
Ability to use mathematics to determine quantities such as tablets to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including remaining upright for extended periods; lifting, scanning, and bagging items; reaching, repetitive finger movements, and precise machine adjustments; stooping and bending; close visual work; and communicating and receiving detailed information orally.
Occasionally lift up to 20 pounds or exert up to 20 pounds of force; frequently lift up to 10 pounds or exert up to 10 pounds of force; consistently exert negligible force to move objects.

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, coaching and following up with pharmacy team members and providing 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.
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 engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Support pharmacy inventory management by following and coaching inventory best practices, with particular attention to cold-chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations, escalating 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 dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete required training and continuing medical education, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care, such as testing and prescribing services where permissible, and 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 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.