Staff Pharmacist: Patient Care Leader & Immunizations

CVS Health; Arkansas; On-site; USD 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

CVS Health is hiring a Staff Pharmacist to lead pharmacy operations at our Arkansas store, ensuring safe dispensing, patient counseling, and immunizations. You will work under the Pharmacy Manager as a key on-duty pharmacist, overseeing the team and maintaining compliance with state regulations.

The role emphasizes compassionate patient care, accurate prescription processing, and collaboration with the patient’s healthcare team.

Qualifications

• Active Pharmacist License in the state where the Store is located.
• Active National Provider Identifier (NPI).
• Not on the DEA Excluded Parties list.

Responsibilities

• Living our purpose by helping to manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices.
• Taking direction from the Pharmacy Manager and overseeing the pharmacy as their proxy during bench shifts without overlap, including strengthening pharmacy performance measures through effective coaching and consistent follow-up of pharmacy team members and providing feedback about pharmacy team performance to the Pharmacy Manager as needed.
• Assumes Pharmacy Manager’s day-to-day duties when serving as the only or the primary pharmacist-on-duty.
• 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.
• 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 by following—and coaching the pharmacy team to follow—all inventory best practices, with a special focus on protecting cold chain products for our patients and our business.
• Partnering 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.
• Remaining flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic; supporting the Pharmacy Manager by writing the pharmacy schedule if/as directed.
• Maintaining relevant clinical and technical skills for the job as the industry evolves (including but not limited to company-required trainings and CMEs); 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.) where permissible; empowers the pharmacy team to provide holistic care at every step in the patient care journey
• Understanding and complying with all relevant federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles; complying 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

Skills

Pharmacist license

NPI

DEA status

Job description

CVS Health is hiring a Staff Pharmacist to lead pharmacy operations at our Arkansas store, ensuring safe dispensing, patient counseling, and immunizations. You will work under the Pharmacy Manager as a key on-duty pharmacist, overseeing the team and maintaining compliance with state regulations.

The role emphasizes compassionate patient care, accurate prescription processing, and collaboration with the patient’s healthcare team.