Staff Pharmacist Part Time

CVS Health • Hackensack, NJ

23d • $60 - $76 • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and is accountable for supporting management, oversight, and operations within the pharmacy. The role delivers safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, immunizations, and clinical care; promotes positive patient experiences; supports pharmacy performance and inventory management; and helps ensure compliance with laws, regulations, professional standards, and company policies. The pharmacist may oversee the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during shifts without overlap and assume the manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. This is a part-time position with 20 anticipated weekly hours.

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 assistance, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues, including active listening.
• Ability to use mathematics to solve prescription-dispensing calculations.
• Ability to identify challenging interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to complete the physical demands of the role, including extended periods standing or remaining upright, lifting and handling items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual work.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently, and to exert a negligible amount of force consistently.
• Ability to convey and receive detailed spoken information accurately.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Ability to work at 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, consistent follow-up with pharmacy team members, and feedback to the Pharmacy Manager.
• 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 empathetic 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 according to best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold-chain products.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns as needed.
• Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs, support a safe and inclusive 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, including testing and prescribing where permissible.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements related to 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
• Other programs supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being

What This Job Offers

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