Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Bellefontaine, OH

19d•$60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health’s Retail Staff Pharmacist helps manage and improve patient health through safe dispensing, counseling, immunization, and pharmacist-delivered clinical care where permitted. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and managing pharmacy operations, and may assume the Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The Staff Pharmacist helps deliver compassionate patient care, support access to care, and promote safe, compliant, and effective pharmacy operations. The pharmacist coaches and supports pharmacy colleagues, helps maintain prescription accuracy and inventory practices, resolves patient medication and insurance issues, and contributes to pharmacy performance. The role requires compliance with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies. It also requires maintaining relevant clinical and technical skills, completing required training, and flexibility to meet scheduling and business needs, including nights and weekends. This is a full-time position with 40 anticipated weekly hours. The stated typical pay range is $60.00–$76.00 per hour. The position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program and, subject to eligibility, a benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources.

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 complete required training within the designated timeframe.
Ability to concentrate over time and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy to ensure patient safety.
Ability to provide friendly assistance, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues; active listening skills.
Ability to use mathematics to determine quantities, days’ supply, and prescription bottle needs.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
Physical ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stretch, stoop, and repetitively use fingers and hands; adjust machines precisely; and perform close-visual-acuity tasks.
Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently exert negligible force to move objects.
Ability to convey detailed spoken instructions accurately and receive detailed information through oral communication.
Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.

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.
Support the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team; oversee the pharmacy as the manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap, and provide the manager with feedback on team performance 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 pharmacy workflow procedures and using safety guardrails at every workstation.
Promote positive patient experiences through empathy and genuine care, collaboration with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues; coach the pharmacy team to do the same.
Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Support effective pharmacy inventory management by following and coaching inventory best practices, with particular attention to protecting cold chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL for timely resolution.
Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed by the Pharmacy Manager.
Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete company-required trainings and continuing medical education, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care, including testing and prescribing services where permitted; 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 those concerning patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, 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.