Pharmacist Pharmacy Manager Full Time

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. Within our Retail locations, we bring this promise to life with heart every day. Our Pharmacy Managers play a critical role in cultivating a culture of excellence in their respective pharmacy by acting as a role model for all, demonstrating genuine care, and setting the bar for their pharmacy team.

As a Pharmacy Manager, you will lead and develop a pharmacy team that provides exceptional patient care by promoting best practices and leading through change while identifying and addressing performance opportunities. Pharmacy Managers support novel program awareness, onboard newly hired pharmacy team members, and recognize colleagues for their success. The Pharmacy Manager consistently exhibits best practices when working the bench, including quarterbacking the team, providing patients with meaningful counseling, and abiding by all legal and regulatory guidelines, amongst other required activities.

The Pharmacy Manager is responsible for direct and effective management of their pharmacy team, including but not limited to:

Living our purpose by helping to manage and improve patient health through safe and appropriate dispensing, counseling, and immunizing practices

Overseeing the pharmacy team during bench shifts, including strengthening pharmacy performance measures through effective coaching and consistent follow-up of pharmacy team members

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; identifying, 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

Conducting new Technician and Pharmacist onboarding for the store and district, including training on CVS workflow, and ensuring all trainees are on-track for timely completion of required training and/or licensure

Ensuring pharmacy operations are fully compliant with state Board of Pharmacy regulations at all times; Partnering with the Store Manager to maintain a healthy talent pipeline of cross‑trained colleagues willing to work in the pharmacy, and ensuring that cross‑trained colleagues are on-track for timely completion of all required training for licensure

Overseeing Staff Pharmacists and District Support Pharmacists (DPSs) (where applicable), managing performance through direct observation, peer and team feedback, and/or validation of results; delivering annual performance reviews and closing gaps as needed

Remaining flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic; writing or appropriately delegating and overseeing the writing of the pharmacy schedule

Establishing a culture of safety, empowerment, and inclusion so the pharmacy team feels valued; building psychological safety by opening the door for feedback and taking relevant action

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

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

Active Pharmacist License in the state where the Store is located

1-2 years of experience as a Pharmacist

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

Team Management and Leadership

Motivate and inspire team members to adhere to standards and achieve high performance

Coach, reinforce, encourage, provide feedback to, discipline, and/or terminate pharmacy team members

Any additional tasks as directed by Supervisor or Manager

Completion of the CVS Pharmacy Manager Emerging Leader (PM‑EL) program

3-5 years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting

Ability to work in the home store, and across the market in other locations, to meet business need

Full time

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.

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.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

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