CA Staff Pharmacist PT

CVS Health • Pinole, CA

23h • $65 - $81 • Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist helps CVS Health deliver safe, compassionate, and accessible patient care in a retail pharmacy. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and is accountable for supporting the management, oversight, and operation of pharmacy activities. During bench shifts without overlap, the Staff Pharmacist oversees the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy and assumes the manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.

The pharmacist dispenses and counsels on medications, provides immunizations and permitted pharmacist-delivered clinical services, and supports positive patient experiences. The role also helps maintain accurate prescription fulfillment, effective inventory practices, regulatory compliance, patient privacy, and a safe, inclusive workplace. The position is part-time, with 20 anticipated weekly hours, and requires regular predictable attendance, including nights and weekends. The listed typical pay range is $65.00–$81.00 per hour.

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, helpful customer service; understand patients’ reactions and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues, including active listening.
• Ability to use mathematics to determine quantities to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle counts.
• 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, lift, scan and bag items, reach and stretch, perform repetitive finger movements, control precision, stoop, and perform tasks requiring close visual acuity.
• Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects requiring negligible force.
• Ability to accurately convey detailed spoken instructions 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 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; coach team members, follow up on pharmacy performance measures, 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 adherence to pharmacy workflow procedures and safety guardrails at every workstation.
• Promote positive patient experiences through empathy and genuine care; collaborate with patients’ healthcare teams and proactively resolve insurance or medication issues.
• Offer and deliver immunizations, and engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
• Manage pharmacy inventory using 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 concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL when needed.
• Remain flexible to meet 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 and continuing education, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
• Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical services, such as testing and prescribing 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, 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 physical, emotional, and financial well-being, subject to hours worked and eligibility

What This Job Offers

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