Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care - CVS (2024)

Job ID: R0257292
Category:Retail Store & Pharmacy

Address: 4327 S ARCHER AVE, SUITE P
Location: Chicago, IL

Remote: On-Site

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Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

Health is everything. At CVS Health, our colleagues are committed to increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. Millions of times a day, we help people on their path to better health, from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions.

The Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care plays a critical role at CVS Health. Committed to improving the patient experience, the Pharmacist, Ambulatory care helps their patients to understand and feel connected to their health care plan by identifying and discussing medication changes and adherence gaps. As a member of a collaborative care team, the Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care works in partnership with prescribers across a network of physicians and hospitals. The Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care inspires trust with our patients by building meaningful relationships that improve healthcare outcomes. In this way, they build on the value of our brand promise to make healthcare easier and more accessible for those in need.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

The Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care is responsible for but not limited to the following (roles and responsibilities may evolve over time):

  • Work as part of a clinical care team to improve patient satisfaction, lower medical costs, and improve quality of care metrics
  • As part of the clinical care team, you will participate in daily huddles with clinicians, medical assistants, and other healthcare professionals and help make recommendations based off reviews of patients’ medications, testing results, and care gaps including accurate EHR documentation
  • Support patients and clinicians under a collaborative practice agreement to manage certain chronic conditions along with providing other patient care services and coordinating medication reconciliation across a spectrum of care
  • Support CVS to build out a clinical care model by providing continuous feedback and improvement opportunities for the care model, applying your knowledge to help differentiate CVS from competitors
  • Develop other Pharmacists and Residents on best practices for operating within a clinical care model
  • Potentially, as capacity allows, support other CVS Pharmacy initiatives/tasks as needed

Required Qualifications:

  • Active, unrestricted pharmacist license in the state of clinic location required
  • 1-3 years’ prior relevant experience as a Clinical pharmacist -Ambulatory experience preferred
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish
  • Completion of all required training for current role within required timeframe
  • Ability to stand and walk for an extended amount of time

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 2+ years of clinical, ambulatory, or outpatient pharmacy practice experience
  • Experience working in ambulatory care setting or similar experience
  • Experience being part of clinical care team
  • Board certification by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), Ambulatory Care (BCACP), or Geriatric (BCGP)
  • Experience in primary care: internal medicine, geriatrics, or familymedicine
  • Completion of a Pharmacy Postgraduate Residency (community or managed care PGY-1 and/or ambulatory care PGY-2)
  • Experience with Medicare / Medicare Advantage plans
  • Immunization certified or willingness to become certified
  • Passion for teamwork and the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally

Education:

  • Bachelors of Science or PharmD from an accredited college of pharmacy

Our diverse work experience empowers colleagues for career success. In addition to skill and experience, we attract and retain colleagues whose beliefs and behaviors are in alignment with our core values of collaboration, innovation, caring, integrity and accountability.

CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Gender/Race/Ethnicity/Disability/Protected Veteran – we highly value and are committed to all forms of diversity in the workplace. 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 comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster:EEO IS THE LAWandEEO IS THE LAW SUPPLEMENT. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance to apply for or perform this job, please contact ourAdvice and Counsel Reasonable Accommodations team at AdviceCounsel@cvshealth.com.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$60.00 – $73.00

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.

In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.

For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit jobs.CVSHealth.com/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/24/2024

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Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care - CVS (2024)

FAQs

Can a pharmacist answer health questions? ›

Your health-system pharmacist can also answer questions about the management of common diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and asthma. As a patient, knowing about your medication helps you know if the medication is working.

What is the role of a pharmacist in ambulatory care pharmacy? ›

What is an ambulatory care pharmacist? An ambulatory care pharmacist can manage patients in collaboration with physicians and other prescribers in an outpatient care setting and often are crucial in managing chronic disease states like diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and many others.

What is the setting of ambulatory care pharmacist? ›

Ambulatory care pharmacists may work in hospital-based or community-based settings, and are involved in the direct care of a diverse patient population.

Can a pharmacist answer questions about over the counter medicines? ›

Community pharmacists give you your medications. They also answer any questions you may have about your prescriptions. They can answer questions about over-the-counter (OTC) medications and any health concerns you may have. Community pharmacists also provide services such as giving flu vaccines.

Can you call a pharmacist to ask questions? ›

Though pharmacists may not be able to diagnose illnesses or prescribe medication, they can provide valuable guidance — often sooner than a doctor is available. Just visit or call your pharmacy and ask to speak with a pharmacist.

What is the meaning of ambulatory care? ›

Ambulatory care refers to medical services performed on an outpatient basis, without admission to a hospital or other facility (MedPAC). It is provided in settings such as: Offices of physicians and other health care professionals. Hospital outpatient departments. Ambulatory surgical centers.

What are the characteristics of ambulatory care? ›

Ambulatory care nursing occurs across the continuum of care in a variety of settings, which include but are not limited to:
  • Hospital-based outpatient clinics/centers.
  • Solo or group medical practices.
  • Ambulatory surgery and diagnostic procedure centers.
  • Telehealth service environments.

Who is an ambulatory patient? ›

What Is an Ambulatory Patient? Healthcare professionals may refer to a patient as ambulatory. This means the patient is able to walk around. After surgery or medical treatment, a patient may be unable to walk unassisted.

What are the three prime questions in pharmacy? ›

Although the 3 prime questions (“What did your doctor tell you the medication is for?” “How did your doctor tell you to take the medication?,” and “What did your doctor tell you to expect?”) have been recommended as a way to implement an interactive approach to patient's counseling in pharmacy, research examining how ...

What is the hardest part of being a pharmacist? ›

There are some challenges to being a pharmacist, including:
  1. Extended schooling. In addition to at least two years of undergraduate study, you must earn a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. ...
  2. Competitive field. ...
  3. Limited career advancement. ...
  4. Physical fatigue. ...
  5. Underappreciated work. ...
  6. High-pressure work.

Is pharmacist stressful? ›

Pharmacists experience unprecedented and increasing demands, with fewer resources to meet them, leading to high burnout rates. Stressed-out pharmacists are walking off the job, not showing up for shifts, or quitting altogether, introducing another layer of complications for patients, clinicians, and pharmacies.

Which of the following are considered ambulatory care? ›

Ambulatory care is care provided by health care professionals in outpatient settings. These settings include medical offices and clinics, ambulatory surgery centers, hospital outpatient departments, and dialysis centers.

What is done in the ambulatory care center with a patient? ›

Some standard services ambulatory care centers provide include blood tests, biopsies, x-ray imaging, CT scans, ultrasounds, colonoscopies, mammograms, minor surgical procedures, radiation treatments, and chemotherapy.

What is the difference between retail and ambulatory pharmacy? ›

Ambulatory Pharmacy vs.

The major difference between ambulatory and regular retail pharmacies is the pharmacist's engagement with physicians or other providers. An ambulatory pharmacist will work closely with a provider. The ambulatory pharmacist will also work much closer with a patient than a retail pharmacist would.

Can pharmacists do health check? ›

Introduction to Health Checks

NHS Health Checks are offered every 5 years to all adults aged between 40 and 74 who are not known to have a pre-existing condition and these can be delivered by a number of healthcare professionals including pharmacists.

Does Hipaa apply to pharmacists? ›

The HIPAA Rules for Pharmacies

When pharmacies qualify as covered entities, they are required to comply with the Administrative Requirements of HIPAA, the HIPAA Privacy Rule, the HIPAA Security Rule, and – if a breach of unsecured Protected Health Information occurs – the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

Can pharmacy technicians answer questions? ›

Answering patients' questions: Though pharmacy technicians can answer some questions, the pharmacist is the one with the most training and education. Therefore, if a patient has a question about the side effects of their medication or the frequency of dosage, the pharmacist can answer the question most effectively.

What do pharmacists do in medical affairs? ›

Medical affairs is the department within a pharmaceutical company that both educates healthcare providers (HCPs) and generates new clinical data for a product once that drug has been FDA approved.

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