Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Stockbridge, GA

1d•$60 - $76

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team and is accountable for supporting the management, oversight, and operation of the pharmacy. The role delivers safe, appropriate dispensing, counseling, immunizing, and other clinical services while helping improve patient health and access to care. The Staff Pharmacist may oversee the pharmacy as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during non-overlapping bench shifts and assume the Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The role supports accurate prescription fulfillment, positive patient experiences, pharmacy performance, inventory management, regulatory compliance, and a safe, inclusive team environment. It includes coaching pharmacy team members, proactively resolving patient insurance or medication issues, supporting immunization training, and maintaining relevant clinical and technical skills as the industry evolves.

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 a task and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
Ability to help people in a friendly manner, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues.
Active listening skills, including giving others full attention, understanding what they say, asking appropriate questions, and avoiding inappropriate interruptions.
Ability to use mathematics to solve dispensing-related problems, such as calculating quantities and days’ supply.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach and stretch; perform repetitive finger movements; manipulate items and machines precisely; stoop and bend; and perform close-vision 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 communicate detailed spoken instructions accurately 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.
Support pharmacy performance measures through 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.
Contribute to positive patient experiences by demonstrating empathy and genuine care, coaching the team to do the same, collaborating with patients’ healthcare teams, and proactively resolving insurance or medication issues.
Offer and deliver immunizations 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 concerns to the Pharmacy Manager or Rx DL as needed.
Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills, complete required training and continuing medical education, and seek opportunities to expand knowledge.
Support access to care and patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical services, including testing and prescribing where permissible.
Understand and comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled-substance dispensing and recordkeeping, privacy, security, and workplace safety.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
Complete required training within the designated timeframe.