CA Dist Suppt Pharmacist FT

CVS Health Corporation; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Retirement options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health Corporation is seeking a Staff Pharmacist in California. You will advance patient care by ensuring safety, compliance, and quality in daily pharmacy operations. This role includes supervising staff, managing inventory, and supporting initiatives to improve outcomes for patients and communities.

The position emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and adherence to best practices in a fast‑paced retail pharmacy environment within CVS Health’s comprehensive benefits program.

Qualifications

• Active Pharmacy License in the state of employment.
• Immunization Certification through an accredited organization.
• Not on the DEA Excluded Parties List.
• Free of pending felony charges or convictions for controlled substances.

Responsibilities

• Lead with a patient‑centered approach, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Support Pharmacy Manager in directing Pharmacy Technician staff and operations.
• Oversee inventory, workflow, and adherence to quality standards.
• Identify opportunities to improve care, efficiency and patient outcomes.

Skills

Active Pharmacy License

Immunization Certification

DEA exclusion clearance

Criminal background cleared

Education

BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D.

Job description

Position Summary

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. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Summary: Health is everything. At CVS Health, colleagues are committed to increasing access, lowering costs and improving quality of care. Millions of times a day, we help people on their path to better health—from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions. As a Staff Pharmacist, you have 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 your Pharmacy Technician Support Staff, you are accountable for supporting the management, oversight and operation of all aspects within your pharmacy.

This includes:

• Patient Safety
• Pharmacy Professional Practice
• Regulatory Requirements
• Quality Assurance
• Customer Service
• Personnel Management
• Inventory Management
• Financial Profitability
• Loss Prevention
• Workflow Management

A key component of the Staff Pharmacist role is keeping your customers and patients healthy through adoption and management of patient care programs. Additionally, you will:

• Lead with Heart – display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team
• Motivate, inspire and develop your Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues’ strengths, address development opportunities and decrease knowledge gaps
• Identify critical business opportunities and contribute to the development of meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy
• Successfully implement those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals
• Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting
• Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others and deliver better outcomes
• Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment
• Actively contribute to a ‘team’ culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm and pride
• Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors

The above represents a summary of the functions of a Staff Pharmacist. Additional functions and physical requirements are available on the full job description.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Active Pharmacy License in the state in which you are employed
• Not on the DEA Excluded Parties List
• Immunization Certification through an accredited organization (i.e. APhA)
• Free of pending felony charges or convictions for criminal offenses involving controlled substances

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm. D. degree

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: $65.00 - $81.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full‑time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

Benefits

Great benefits for great people We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families. This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• paid time off
• retirement savings options
• wellness programs
• and other resources, based on eligibility.

Application Window

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/26/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Work Experience

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.