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.
Job Purpose and Summary
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 District Support Pharmacists (DSPs) play a critical role in cultivating a culture of excellence within each pharmacy by acting as a role model for all, demonstrating genuine care, and setting the bar for the pharmacy team.
Responsibilities
- Living our purpose by managing and improving 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 and overseeing the pharmacy while serving as the Pharmacy Manager’s proxy during bench shifts.
- 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.
- Assuming Pharmacy Manager’s day‑to‑day duties when serving as the sole or 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 health‑care team, and proactively resolving insurance and 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.
- 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 (including company‑required trainings and CMEs), actively seeking opportunities to expand knowledge to better support patients.
- Supporting access to care and improving patient outcomes through pharmacist‑delivered clinical care such as testing and prescribing services (e.g., COVID/Flu, Hormonal Contraception) where permissible; empowering 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, controlled‑substance dispensing and record‑keeping, protecting patient privacy and security, and maintaining a safe and inclusive workplace for colleagues.
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
- 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.
- 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, doing 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 their points, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Mathematical Reasoning:
- Ability to use math to solve problems 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.
- Problem 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; stretch or reach out with arms and/or legs to grasp items.
- Move fingers repetitively; picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers.
- Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items.
- Control precision; quickly adjust machines to exact positions.
- Stoop to a considerable degree, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist.
- Require close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, or visual inspection involving small parts.
- Occasionally lift up to 20 lbs and/or exert up to 20 lbs of force; frequently lift up to 10 lbs of force; consistently lift and/or exert a negligible amount of force to move objects.
- Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately.
- Have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
- Any additional tasks directed by Supervisor or Manager.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1‑2 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
Diversity and Inclusion
CVS Health is an equal‑opportunity employer. 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. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the EEO IS THE LAW poster and supplement. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Benefits
This part‑time position is eligible for a range of benefits and programs that support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues, depending on hours worked and eligibility. Benefits include dental, vision, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs.
Pay
Anticipated Weekly Hours: 29
Time Type: Part time
Pay Range: $65.00 – $81.00 per hour (base hourly rate; actual offer will depend on experience, education, geography, and other factors).