Staff Pharmacist PT
About The Position
CVS Health Staff Pharmacists help deliver safe, compassionate, and convenient patient care in retail pharmacy locations. The role supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and managing pharmacy operations, and may serve as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during non-overlapping bench shifts or assume day-to-day duties when the pharmacist is the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The Staff Pharmacist supports accurate prescription fulfillment, patient counseling, immunization, clinical care services where permissible, pharmacy compliance, inventory management, and positive patient experiences. The role requires flexibility to meet scheduling and business needs and may include writing the pharmacy schedule if directed. This is a part-time position with anticipated weekly hours of 26. The typical pay range is $65.00–$81.00 per hour; the actual offer depends on experience, education, geography, and other relevant factors. Benefits may include dental and vision coverage, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
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.
- Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
- 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.
- Ability to provide friendly customer service, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
- Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues; active listening skills.
- Mathematical reasoning 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.
- Physical ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach overhead and in multiple directions; perform repetitive finger movements; adjust machines precisely; stoop and bend to move items; 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 move objects using negligible force.
- Ability to accurately express and exchange detailed spoken instructions and receive detailed information orally.
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; coach and follow up with pharmacy team members, strengthen pharmacy performance measures, and provide the Pharmacy Manager with feedback about 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 the pharmacy team to follow workflow procedures and safety guardrails at every workstation.
- Promote positive patient experiences through empathy, compassionate 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 engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
- Manage pharmacy inventory according to best practices, including protecting cold chain products, and coach the pharmacy team to do the same.
- Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to maintain compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager or Rx DL for timely resolution as needed.
- Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs; support a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic; write the pharmacy schedule if directed by the Pharmacy Manager.
- Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete required trainings and CMEs, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
- Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care, including testing and prescribing services where permissible; 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 substance dispensing and recordkeeping, patient privacy and security, and a safe and inclusive workplace.
- 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, subject to hours worked and eligibility.
- Vision benefits, subject to hours worked and eligibility.
- Wellness resources.
- Employee discounts.
- Access to certain voluntary benefits, subject to hours worked and eligibility.
- Other benefit programs, subject to hours worked and eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
