Staff Pharmacist

Staff Pharmacist – Full Time

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

At CVS Health, we are focused on transforming health care for our customers and making our company a great place to work. We help people navigate the health care system— and their personal health care—by improving access, lowering costs, and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. Within our Retail locations, we bring this promise to life with heart every day.

Our Staff Pharmacists play a critical role in cultivating a culture of excellence in their pharmacy, acting as role models, demonstrating genuine care, and setting the bar for the pharmacy team.

• 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, strengthening performance measures through coaching and consistent follow-up of pharmacy team members.
• 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, pharmacy workflow procedures and utilizing safety guardrails at every workstation.
• Contribute to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care, coaching the pharmacy team accordingly, and proactively resolving insurance and/or medication issues.
• Proactively offer and deliver immunizations, supporting Pharmacy Technicians to learn to immunize.
• Support inventory management by following, and coaching the team to follow, best practices with a focus on protecting cold chain products.
• Partner with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure operations comply with state Board of Pharmacy regulations, escalating issues to the Pharmacy Manager or Rx DL as needed.
• Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic, and assisting with scheduling as directed.
• Maintain relevant clinical and technical skills through required trainings and CMEs, actively seeking knowledge to better support patients.
• Support access to care and improve patient outcomes through pharmacist‑delivered clinical care such as testing and prescribing services (e.g., COVID/Flu, Hormonal Contraception) where permissible.
• Understand and comply with all relevant federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles, and comply with CVS Health policies and procedures for patient safety and privacy.

• 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 timeline.
• Attention and Focus:
  • Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time.
  • Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs.
  • Ability to 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.
  • Notice and understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  • Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues.
  • Utilize active listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Mathematical Reasoning:
  • Ability to use math to solve problems, such as determining the total number of tablets to dispense, day’s supply, or number of full bottles needed.
• Issue Resolution:
  • Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose the best course of action when faced with multiple options.
• Physical Demands:
  • Be mobile and remain upright for…