cvs, u gotta be kidding..

[83ky]

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I heard from 3 of my fellow pharmacists that work at cvs that they are now being TOLD to conduct 3 TO 4 hr. flu clinics for cvs on their days off and WITHOUT pay-hope it has not come to this-I know alot of them are really stressed out when I call for transfers-is this just a cvs mandate or are the other chains doing this also??anyone out there know anything about this going on with cvs??

 

[therxist]

I heard from 3 of my fellow pharmacists that work at cvs that they are now being TOLD to conduct 3 TO 4 hr. flu clinics for cvs on their days off and WITHOUT pay-hope it has not come to this-I know alot of them are really stressed out when I call for transfers-is this just a cvs mandate or are the other chains doing this also??anyone out there know anything about this going on with cvs??

I doubt if this is true. Maybe they ask the pharmacists to volunteer? Working off the clock is such a big legal issue that most companies will never violate. The damage from such practice may cost them many times greater than the profit they receive from having pharmacists give shots for free. Some companies even go as far as firing their employees on the first offense if they work without clocking in. It's a huge liability that they don't want to have.

 

[Old]

I doubt if this is true. Maybe they ask the pharmacists to volunteer? Working off the clock is such a big legal issue that most companies will never violate. The damage from such practice may cost them many times greater than the profit they receive from having pharmacists give shots for free. Some companies even go as far as firing their employees on the first offense if they work without clocking in. It's a huge liability that they don't want to have.

In my area I have been told by immunizers for CVS that they have to have 2 clinics 8 hours each per month on their days off. That was mandatory. Don't think they will be paid but I think they were shocked and did not ask or think to ask at the time. Would not surprise me though. Seems the company is grasping for dollars anywhere they can get them.

 

[daabc]

hhahahahah

That sounds hilarious, I'll check with the PIC tomorrow about that.

 

[SpirivaSunrise]

Of course it's not true. Use your brain people.

 

[MindOverMatter]

 

[MountainPharmD]

It depends if you are hourly or salary. If you are salary then technically you are getting paid for it.

 

[GamecockPharmD]

It depends if you are hourly or salary. If you are salary then technically you are getting paid for it.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[pharmwannebe2]

It depends if you are hourly or salary. If you are salary then technically you are getting paid for it.

exactly. It is still a load of bull****. But they can get away with it.

 

[Auriel619]

I wondered why my PIC came in yesterday on his day off to give flu shots. He didn't give shots to customers but pushed the immunization on the staff and got everything ready. As for giving the shots to customers, that hasn't started yet.

Goddamn it CVS

 

[Sparda29]

I doubt if this is true. Maybe they ask the pharmacists to volunteer? Working off the clock is such a big legal issue that most companies will never violate. The damage from such practice may cost them many times greater than the profit they receive from having pharmacists give shots for free. Some companies even go as far as firing their employees on the first offense if they work without clocking in. It's a huge liability that they don't want to have.

We're professionals, we don't do that sort of thing. Everything we do should have a payment fee attached.

 

[Old Timer]

We're professionals, we don't do that sort of thing. Everything we do should have a payment fee attached.

You are not a professional and you have never exhibited a thread of professionalism your entire time on SDN. Why start now?

 

[pharmwannebe2]

You are not a professional and you have never exhibited a thread of professionalism your entire time on SDN. Why start now?

👍

 

[Farcus]

You are not a professional and you have never exhibited a thread of professionalism your entire time on SDN. Why start now?

I loled

 

[DedicationNSU11]

You are not a professional and you have never exhibited a thread of professionalism your entire time on SDN. Why start now?

 

[RealistRPh]

I was recently removed from the retail store where I currently work for daring to inquire about liability coverage for immunizers. Even the info from the state board of pharmacy & the company's own manual stated the pharmacist is strongly encouraged to inquire about company's liability insurance to ensure the language has been added to include immunizations or to purchase insurance themselves. Not very happy with this situation.🙁

 

[Old Timer]

I was recently removed from the retail store where I currently work for daring to inquire about liability coverage for immunizers. Even the info from the state board of pharmacy & the company's own manual stated the pharmacist is strongly encouraged to inquire about company's liability insurance to ensure the language has been added to include immunizations or to purchase insurance themselves. Not very happy with this situation.🙁

Please see my response here. You need to go back to mommy and have your diaper changed. I am trying my best not to us the M word. But really, how dumb are you? Do you think that our legal system will allow a corporation to evade responsibility by not adding this to their liability policy. First of all, most companies of this size DO NOT HAVE liability insurance. They self insure. They insure you for the practice of pharmacy which now includes immunizations. Of course you are covered by the companies insurance.

If you are so negligent that you give a flu shot to someone who is highly allergic to eggs after they tell you they are highly allergic to eggs and you kill them after they suffer in the ICU for weeks as they cling to life, your puny 1 million dollar policy will do nothing for you!

Again , please click the link in the other thread and for $144.00 per year you can be covered.....

 

[Praziquantel86]

We're professionals, we don't do that sort of thing. Everything we do should have a payment fee attached.

Are you kidding? I get some of my most satisfying pharmacy-related experiences out of volunteering. I thoroughly enjoy the drug disposal programs I routinely participate, and enjoy community education events.

Professionals, as a whole, volunteer quite often and in large numbers. Look at the response from physicians to the Haiti earthquake, do you think they were paid for that? In fact, heading down there for a few weeks probably cost thousands in terms of lost OR time, patients seen, etc. Look at professional organizations, like NYSCHP or PSSNY. Other than nominal fees for organization-related expenses, they aren't being paid for anything.

Sheesh.

 

[owlegrad]

Are you kidding? I get some of my most satisfying pharmacy-related experiences out of volunteering. I thoroughly enjoy the drug disposal programs I routinely participate, and enjoy community education events.

Professionals, as a whole, volunteer quite often and in large numbers. Look at the response from physicians to the Haiti earthquake, do you think they were paid for that? In fact, heading down there for a few weeks probably cost thousands in terms of lost OR time, patients seen, etc. Look at professional organizations, like NYSCHP or PSSNY. Other than nominal fees for organization-related expenses, they aren't being paid for anything.

Sheesh.

qft

 

[Sparda29]

Are you kidding? I get some of my most satisfying pharmacy-related experiences out of volunteering. I thoroughly enjoy the drug disposal programs I routinely participate, and enjoy community education events.

Professionals, as a whole, volunteer quite often and in large numbers. Look at the response from physicians to the Haiti earthquake, do you think they were paid for that? In fact, heading down there for a few weeks probably cost thousands in terms of lost OR time, patients seen, etc. Look at professional organizations, like NYSCHP or PSSNY. Other than nominal fees for organization-related expenses, they aren't being paid for anything.

Sheesh.

Correction, we shouldn't be mandated to volunteer.

 

[Pharmacy Kid]

You are not a professional and you have never exhibited a thread of professionalism your entire time on SDN. Why start now?

Anyone else taking a drink?

 

[charfdorn]

We're professionals, we don't do that sort of thing. Everything we do should have a payment fee attached.

You are not a professional and you have never exhibited a thread of professionalism your entire time on SDN. Why start now?

Son, you got told.

 

[Rebel78]

We're professionals, we don't do that sort of thing. Everything we do should have a payment fee attached.

Maybe if you are punching a clock at McDonald's. But when you are a professional, you work until the job is done.

 

[quartel]

I would seriously argue that giving away anything for free devalues the pharmacy profession and is potentially damaging. People simply do not respect it if you give it away for free. Its only when there is a cost attached to something that people give value to said services. If you give it away for free, what does that say about its value? Dont answer that question, just think about it for a good 30 seconds.

 

[297point1]

You are not a professional and you have never exhibited a thread of professionalism your entire time on SDN. Why start now?

I nearly fell out of my chair because I was laughing so hard. Old Timer, you made my Monday!

 

[StevePerry]

Correction, we shouldn't be mandated to volunteer.

Oh snap son you got told by the cantankerous old fart -- but no seriously, I think the point Sparda is trying to get at is that it is a slippery slope when corporations (you know the ones with the buildings that do corporate-y things) start mandating this kind of stuff. Clearly, equating this to the volunteer efforts in Haiti is quite the flawed comparison b/c CVS is making a huge profit by essentially working pharmacists off-the-clock -- it is not like CVS is donating the flu shots for free to help the community (at least I don't think so?). I wouldn't be surprised if the chains start pulling more of this bull---- (and I'm sure they'll find ways) on the "salaried" argument.