Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Chelsea, MA

10d

About The Position

CVS Health Staff Pharmacists help manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, immunizations, and pharmacist-delivered clinical care where permissible. They support the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and oversee pharmacy operations, including acting as the manager’s proxy during certain bench shifts and assuming day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The role involves maintaining prescription safety and accuracy, supporting positive patient experiences, managing inventory, ensuring regulatory compliance, and helping the pharmacy team provide compassionate, holistic care. Staff Pharmacists must maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete required training, and remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs.

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, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills, including active listening.
Ability to use mathematics to calculate quantities, days’ supply, and bottle requirements for prescriptions.
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 extended standing, mobility, lifting, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, close visual work, and communicating detailed information.
Ability to lift or exert 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.
Support pharmacy performance through effective coaching, consistent team-member follow-up, 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 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 according to best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns as needed.
Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs and support a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic.
Write the pharmacy schedule if directed by the Pharmacy Manager.
Maintain clinical and technical skills through required trainings, 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 applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements for controlled substances, patient 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.