Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health • Albany, OR

8d • $60 - $76

About The Position

CVS Health is hiring a full-time Staff Pharmacist for a retail pharmacy. The Staff Pharmacist helps deliver safe, compassionate patient care and supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team. The role is accountable for supporting management, oversight, and operation of pharmacy activities, and may oversee the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during non-overlapping bench shifts or assume day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty.

The pharmacist supports safe and accurate prescription fulfillment, patient counseling, immunizations, inventory management, regulatory compliance, and positive patient experiences. The role also supports pharmacist-delivered clinical services, including testing and prescribing where permitted, and helps pharmacy colleagues provide holistic care. The Staff Pharmacist must maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete required training, follow applicable laws and company policies, and remain flexible for scheduling and business needs.

Requirements

• Active pharmacist license in the state where the store is located.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Not on the DEA Excluded Parties list.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks 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 assistance, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues, including active listening.
• Mathematical reasoning skills to calculate prescription quantities and days’ supply.
• 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 remaining upright for extended periods, lifting, scanning, bagging, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual work.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently, and to consistently exert negligible force to move objects.
• Ability to communicate and receive detailed information accurately through spoken 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.
• Support pharmacy performance through effective coaching and consistent follow-up with pharmacy team members, 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 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 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 issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL as needed.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs and 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, such as testing and prescribing services where permissible.
• Understand and comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements related to 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

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources, based on eligibility
• Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission, or short-term incentive program in addition to base pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed