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CVS Health
Altoona, Iowa

Staff Pharmacist FT

Pharmacist Top 10% in PharmacyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$124.8K - $151.8K

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

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.

Summary

Health is everything. At CVS Health, 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.

As a Staff Pharmacist, you have a critical role at the forefront of delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients. In addition to supporting the Pharmacy Manager in leading and directing your Pharmacy Technician Support Staff, you are accountable for supporting the management, oversight and operation of all aspects within your pharmacy. This includes:

  • Patient Safety
  • Pharmacy Professional Practice
  • Regulatory Requirements
  • Quality Assurance
  • Customer Service
  • Personnel Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Financial Profitability
  • Loss Prevention
  • Workflow Management

A key component of the Staff Pharmacist role is keeping your customers and patients healthy through adoption and management of patient care programs. Additionally, you will:

Lead with Heart - display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team

Motivate, inspire and develop your Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues' strengths, address development opportunities and decrease knowledge gaps

Identify critical business opportunities and contribute to the development of meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy

  • Successfully implement those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals
  • Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting
  • Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others and deliver better outcomes
  • Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment
  • Actively contribute to a 'team' culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm and pride
  • Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors

The above represents a summary of the functions of a Staff Pharmacist. Additional functions and physical requirements are available on the full job description.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Active Pharmacy License in the state in which you are employed

Not on the DEA Excluded Parties List

Immunization Certification through an accredited organization (e. g., APhA)

No pending felony charges or convictions for criminal offenses involving controlled substances.

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm. D. degree

  • Anticipated Weekly Hours
  • 40
  • Time Type
  • Full time

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.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great Benefits for Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

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.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 01/31/2027

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

Key Responsibilities

The Staff Pharmacist is responsible for managing pharmacy operations, ensuring patient safety, and overseeing regulatory compliance and quality assurance. They also lead and develop pharmacy support staff while driving business growth and delivering compassionate patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active pharmacy license in the state of employment and possess a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or a Pharm.D. degree. Additionally, applicants are required to have an immunization certification and must not be on the DEA Excluded Parties List.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

LeadershipClinical advisingTeam development

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Staff Pharmacist FT at CVS Health a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pharmacy — ranked against 9,708 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Pharmacist Career Context

In Iowa, the Pharmacy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$140k (10 salary observations; 117 listings), vs ~$140k nationally (1,369 salary observations; 7,224 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 55% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Pharmacy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$67k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Among the top 10% of 9,708 Pharmacy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Altoona

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$309k≈ 5.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,556/mo≈ 31% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Retirement Savings
Wellness Programs
Bonus/Incentive Program