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Staff Pharmacist

CVS Health Columbus, OH staff full-time

Salary

$60.00 - $76.00 per hour

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Description

At CVS Health, we're focused on transforming health care for our customers and making our company a great place to work. As a Staff Pharmacist, you play a critical role at the forefront of delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients.

The Staff Pharmacist's responsibilities include:

  • 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
  • Assuming Pharmacy Manager's day-to-day duties when serving as the only or primary pharmacist-on-duty
  • Supporting safe and accurate prescription fulfillment by following,and directing the pharmacy team to follow,pharmacy workflow procedures and utilizing 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
  • Proactively offering and delivering immunizations to keep patients healthy
  • Supporting effective management of pharmacy inventory by following,and coaching the pharmacy team to follow,all inventory best practices
  • Partnering with the Pharmacy Manager to ensure pharmacy operations are compliant with state Board of Pharmacy regulations
  • Remaining flexible for scheduling and business needs while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic
  • Maintaining relevant clinical and technical skills for the job as the industry evolves
  • Supporting access to care and helping to improve patient outcomes through pharmacist-delivered clinical care
  • Understanding and complying with all relevant federal and state laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles

Required Qualifications:

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

Essential Functions:

  • 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, pivot quickly from one task to another, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy
  • Customer Service and Team Orientation: actively look for ways to help people, notice and understand patients' reactions, and respond appropriately
  • Communication Skills: use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
  • Mathematical Reasoning: ability to use math to solve problems, such as determining total number of tablets to dispense
  • Issue Resolution: identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action
  • Physical Demands: be mobile, lift, scan, and bag items, reach overhead, stretch or reach out with body, arms, and/or legs

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 1-2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
  • Ability to work in other locations across the market as business needs require

Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40

Time Type: Full-time

Pay Range: $60.00 - $76.00

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Skills

Required

  • Pharmacist License
  • National Provider Identifier (NPI)
  • DEA clearance

Nice to have

  • 1-2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://cvshealth.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CVS_Health_Careers/job/OH---Columbus/Staff-Pharmacist-Full-Time_R1079591-1

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