Staff Pharmacist Full Time

CVS Health•Akron, OH

7d•$60 - $76

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist supports CVS Health’s purpose of improving access to care, lowering costs, and delivering compassionate, safe, and high-quality health care in a retail pharmacy. The role helps manage and improve patient health through safe dispensing, counseling, immunizations, and pharmacist-delivered clinical services where permitted. The Staff Pharmacist supports the Pharmacy Manager in leading the pharmacy team and oversees pharmacy operations as the manager’s proxy during bench shifts without overlap, or assumes day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist on duty. The position supports accurate prescription fulfillment, positive patient experiences, effective inventory management, regulatory compliance, and pharmacy team performance. It also requires flexibility to meet scheduling and business needs, ongoing clinical and technical learning, and compliance with applicable laws, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies. This full-time role has anticipated weekly hours of 40.

Requirements

Active pharmacist license in the state where the store is located.
Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
Not 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 on tasks 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, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues.
Active listening skills, including giving full attention, understanding others’ points, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Mathematical reasoning skills for prescription calculations, such as tablet quantities and days’ supply.
Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including remaining upright for extended periods, handling and lifting items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, close visual work, and communicating and receiving 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.
Support pharmacy performance through effective coaching, consistent follow-up with pharmacy team members, and feedback to the Pharmacy Manager.
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’ health care teams, and proactive resolution of insurance or medication issues.
Offer and deliver immunizations and support Pharmacy Technicians in learning to immunize.
Manage pharmacy inventory according to best practices, with special attention to protecting cold chain products.
Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure compliance with state Board of Pharmacy regulations and escalate concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL as needed.
Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, contribute to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team, and write the pharmacy schedule if directed.
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.
Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS Health policies, including requirements for controlled substance dispensing and recordkeeping, patient privacy and security, and workplace safety.