Staff Pharmacist - FT

CVS Health•Round Rock, TX

23d•$60 - $76

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist at CVS Health supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and is accountable for supporting the management, oversight, and operation of all aspects of the pharmacy. The role models CVS Health’s values and helps cultivate a culture of excellence, safety, and genuine care for patients and colleagues. The Staff Pharmacist helps manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, immunizing, and pharmacist-delivered clinical care where permissible. The pharmacist may oversee the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during non-overlapping bench shifts and assume day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The role also supports prescription fulfillment, patient experience, inventory management, regulatory compliance, team coaching, and pharmacy performance. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and flexibility 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 assistance, 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 such as tablets, days’ supply, and bottles needed to fill prescriptions.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
Ability to complete the physical demands of the role, including standing or remaining upright for extended periods, lifting and handling items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, visual inspection, and communicating and receiving detailed information orally.
Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.

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

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 and consistent follow-up with pharmacy team members, and provide 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 the pharmacy 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 engage and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Support effective pharmacy inventory management, including protecting cold chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with applicable state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL as needed.
Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs and contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic.
Support the Pharmacy Manager by writing the pharmacy schedule if directed.
Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete company-required training and CMEs, 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.
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, privacy, security, and workplace safety.
Attend regularly and predictably, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
Perform other tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.