Staff Pharmacist PT

Job Purpose and Summary

At CVS Health, we are focused on transforming health care for our customers and making our company a great place to work. Our Staff Pharmacists play a critical role in cultivating a culture of excellence in their pharmacy by acting as a role model for all, demonstrating genuine care, and setting the bar for the pharmacy team. As a Staff Pharmacist, you play a critical role at the forefront of delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients.

In addition to supporting the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing the pharmacy team, you are accountable for supporting the management, oversight, and operation of all aspects within your pharmacy.

• Live our purpose by helping to 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, strengthening pharmacy performance measures through effective coaching and consistent follow‑up of pharmacy team members.
• Assume Pharmacy Manager’s day‑to‑day duties when serving as the only or the primary pharmacist‑on‑duty.
• Support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following—and directing the pharmacy team to follow—pharmacy workflow procedures and utilizing the safety guardrails at every workstation.
• Contribute to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care, and coaching the pharmacy team to do the same.
• Proactively offer and deliver immunizations to keep patients healthy; engage and support Pharmacy Technicians to learn to immunize.
• Support the effective management of pharmacy inventory by following—and coaching the pharmacy team to follow—inventory best practices, with a special focus on protecting cold chain products.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure pharmacy operations are compliant with the appropriate state Board of Pharmacy regulations at all times; escalating issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager and/or Rx DL for timely resolution if/as needed.
• Remain flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic; support the Pharmacy Manager by writing the pharmacy schedule if/as directed.
• Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills for the job as the industry evolves (including company‑required trainings and CMEs); actively seek opportunities to expand knowledge to better support patients.
• Support access to care and help to improve patient outcomes through pharmacist‑delivered clinical care such as testing and prescribing services where permissible; empower the pharmacy team to provide holistic care at every step in the patient care journey.
• Understand and comply with all relevant federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles; comply with CVS Health policies and procedures to help support patient safety and comply with controlled substance dispensing and recordkeeping.

• 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 designated timeframe.
• Attention and Focus:
  Concentrate on tasks over a period of time; pivot quickly between tasks.
• Confirm prescription information and label accuracy, ensuring patient safety.
• Customer Service and Team Orientation:
  Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Use and understand verbal and written communication; utilize active listening and ask questions as appropriate.
• Mathematical Reasoning:
  Use math to solve problems, such as determining the total number of tablets to dispense, day’s supply, and/or number of full bottles and additional bottles needed to fill a prescription.
• Issue Resolution:
  Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose the best course of action when faced with multiple options.

• Be mobile and…