Staff Pharmacist

We're building a world of health around every individual - shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do.

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 by acting as a role model for all, demonstrating genuine care, and setting the bar for the pharmacy team.

• Living our purpose by helping manage and improve patient health through safe dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.
• Taking direction from the Pharmacy Manager and overseeing the pharmacy as their proxy during bench shifts without overlap, strengthening pharmacy performance measures through coaching and feedback.
• Assuming the Pharmacy Manager's day‑to‑day duties when serving as the primary pharmacist‑on‑duty.
• Supporting safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following workflow procedures and utilizing safety guardrails at every workstation.
• Contributing to positive patient experiences by showing empathy, collaborating with the patient's healthcare team, and proactively resolving insurance or medication issues.
• Proactively delivering immunizations and supporting Pharmacy Technicians to learn to immunize.
• Managing pharmacy inventory, protecting cold‑chain products, and coaching the team on inventory best practices.
• Ensuring operations comply with state Board of Pharmacy regulations, escalating issues or concerns to the Pharmacy Manager or Rx DL as needed.
• Remaining flexible for scheduling and business needs, supporting the Pharmacy Manager by writing the pharmacy schedule if directed.
• Maintaining clinical and technical skills through required trainings and CMEs, and seeking opportunities to expand knowledge to better support patients.
• Supporting access to care through pharmacist‑delivered clinical care such as testing and prescribing services where permissible.
• Understanding and complying with all relevant federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles, and supporting 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 timeframe.
• 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 a problem, 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:
  • Identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action when faced with multiple options.
• Physical Demands:
  • Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time.
  • Lift, scan, and bag items; reach overhead and…