Community Pharmacist (Temporary - Full Time)

CVS Health; Plainfield (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Pharmacy Leader to support the district’s pharmacy operations, ensuring safe dispensing, patient counseling, and immunization services. You will travel to fill pharmacist shifts and act as the Pharmacy Manager's proxy when needed, while coaching the team to deliver compassionate, accurate care.

The role emphasizes inventory management, patient-centric service, and collaboration with the healthcare team to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist with strong patient-facing skills and teamwork.
• Experience supporting safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients and healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee pharmacy operations and pharmacy team across districts.
• Dispense medications safely and counsel patients.
• Support immunization services and patient health education.
• Manage inventory, including cold chain products, and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Fill in as Pharmacy Manager on busy shifts and during travel across the district.
• Ensure attendance and scheduling aligns with business needs.
• Assist in resolving insurance and medication issues for patients.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Customer service

Team leadership

Immunization

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Job description

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. 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.

While working in stores throughout the district, you are accountable for supporting the management, oversight, and operation of the pharmacy and pharmacy team. Living our purpose by helping to manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.

• Traveling the district to fill pharmacist shifts as scheduled by the District Performance Coordinator (DPC); overseeing the pharmacy and serving as the Pharmacy Manager's proxy during bench shifts without overlap
• Supporting 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
• Assumes Pharmacy Manager's day-to-day duties when serving as the only or the primary pharmacist-on-duty
• Contributing to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care and coaching the pharmacy team to do the same: demonstrating compassionate care, collaborating with the patient's total healthcare team, and proactively resolving insurance and/or medication issues
• Proactively offering and delivering immunizations to keep patients healthy; engaging and supporting Pharmacy Technicians to learn to immunize
• Supporting the effective management of pharmacy inventory in all pharmacies worked by following—and guiding the pharmacy team to follow—all inventory best practices, with a special focus on protecting cold chain products for our patients and our business
• Remaining flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic
• actively seeking opportunities to expand knowledge to better support patients
• Supporting access to care and helping to improve patient outcomes through pharmacist delivered clinical care such as testing and prescribing services (e.g., COVID/Flu, Hormonal Contraception, etc.) empowers the pharmacy team to provide holistic care at every step in the patient care journey
• compliant with CVS Health policies and procedures to help support patient safety and complying with controlled substance dispensing and recordkeeping, to protect patient privacy and security, and to maintain a safe and inclusive workplace for our colleagues
• Ability to travel within a reasonable radius to support market staffing as business needs require
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends
• Ability to complete required training within designated timeframe
• Customer Service and Team Orientation:
• Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner
• 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
• picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
• Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts
• 1-2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting

Our diverse work experience empowers colleagues for career success.

We value and are committed to the full spectrum of diversity in the workplace, including diversity based on gender, race, ethnicity, disability and protected Veteran status.

We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists, and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.

We provide reasonable accommodation(s) to qualified individuals with disabilities.

The typical pay range for this role is: $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. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong. 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 ( .

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/31/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.