www.bloomberg.com
CVS, Walgreens Seek Pharmacists on the Eve of Vaccination Rush
CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. are aggressively recruiting pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and nurses to administer Covid-19 vaccines in long-term care facilities, just days before the drugstore giants are expected to play a key role in a large immunization effort.
Up to $30,000!
What state and what’s hourly rate?
Was taking to friend and she said not many people are signing up for this.
This people are unemployed but risk is higher so not taking it
Not even if your unemployed lol
I dunno but nurses are in BIG demand now.Add a recruiter fee and it is more than a pharmacist. I dont know how much a temp agency makes.
thats true - the temp agencies make good money (I used to hire temp RPh's) I was more thinking of just hiring them directly instead of going through an agency, but maybe they figure they couldn't get enough
Lol not worth risking life.
Still would be foolish to risk your life. Also, some people hardly have any bills, live way below their means and have options not mentioned anywhere on these trifling blogs.
Agreed on other options and no bills. But again don’t underestimate the power of the loans all these new grads have. Talking to some of these people really boggles my mind on why one would take out any loans, let alone massive ones the way they are.
how is it laughable? It's like you are talking about a med rec pharmacist. So a pharmacist who does med rec all day, then that person is no longer a pharmacist? I mean a job is a job, it's hard to find a job during this time. Someone needs to pay their loans/bills.
Right. You become a one trick pony. The argument for it's a job and you have to pay bills, I would have thought that one out before getting a pharmacy degree. If you can't find work, switch fields it's what I would do. Once the general public can receive COVID 19, I will be administering it but it's only one of my many duties. Which means I will qualify for other jobs.
They are also asking to do covid testing And in Walgreens I think they do covid test in person as oppose to drive through covid test at cvs.
That’s so strange. Whatever happened to all those under employed pharmacy grads? I would think they’re the best candidates since they’re young and desperate for money.
Well, there are some who still aren’t applying. My friend who got offer, she was asked to do covid testing and vaccine ( if she wanted). She said they are willing to pay over time if she wants to do vaccine clinic on side. She was offered 5 K bonus. Her offer doesnt makes sense as I don’t think they are that desperate.
Worse, you would be risking your money.
1 every 2 minutes. Don't you need to monitor patient for 20 minutes. I'm glad CVS and WAGS don't run operating rooms.
They can sit in a big waiting room together, while the techs watch!
To play devil's advocate: how long do you expect to actually stand next to a patient monitoring them? 20 minutes per vaccination is obviously unrealistic.
Anaphylaxis while rare does happen. It's frightening to think techs are being given this authority. Was working at a major chain when there was a frantic page for a pharmacist at the cash register. An individual had experienced a medical emergency. I walked up to address it which really the only intervention was to call 911. Probably 10 people including employees stood around and could have done the same. Cashiers are part of the pool that retailers get techs from.
Right but not uninterrupted 1:1 observation. I refuse to believe that any of y'all physically stand/sit and watch your patients for 15 minutes after you give them a shot.
yeah i got one through publix on saturday, so sad. Health department says no, publix says yes to healthcare providers.....
