Why so many CVS job postings currently??

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Whats the story with all these non-seasonal postings at CVS?? I know a bunch are fake but still there are A LOT.

What are the current tech hours? Where are these rphs who quit going?
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Wasn't there a rumor/confirmation a few weeks ago that Omnicare was getting sold off or reorged? Maybe they laid everyone in that division off and posted roles at cheaper pay to clean up the bottom line and make Omnicare look like a more attractive asset for acquisition?
 
i believe these are all part time position without benefits
 
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Marzapan said:
Wasn't there a rumor/confirmation a few weeks ago that Omnicare was getting sold off or reorged? Maybe they laid everyone in that division off and posted roles at cheaper pay to clean up the bottom line and make Omnicare look like a more attractive asset for acquisition?
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That's a good possibility. But then again, it's CVS so you just never know what their logic is of doing things. One thing is for sure, profit triumphs everything else.
 
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Because CVS added about 20 pharmacist hours per week to many stores for flu shot season. A lot of those hours are 2-6pm on weekdays and 11-3 on Saturdays. To cover those hours, even if they wanted to, pharmacists currently working out of those stores, would have to work nearly every day. Thus, they have to hire a lot of temporary/seasonal pharmacists, who are willing to come in for these 4 hour shifts few times a week. These positions are temporary unless Covid vaccine comes out or something. Of course, they could get rid of high earners and replace them with all these people from their temporary roster.
 
They're forecasting a massive increase in flu-shot demand due to both survey data regarding "will you get the shot this year?" and the anticipated continuance of tele-medicine throughout the fall.
 
Do you guys really think people will get flu shots though? I mean, the point of it is to protect yourself from others... but if no social gatherings are allowed in most settings, education has moved 100% online, then for the average Joe who literally interacts with nobody every day (except possibly their grocer), why would you need a flu shot?
 
Marzapan said:
Do you guys really think people will get flu shots though? I mean, the point of it is to protect yourself from others... but if no social gatherings are allowed in most settings, education has moved 100% online, then for the average Joe who literally interacts with nobody every day (except possibly their grocer), why would you need a flu shot?
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Yes, people will get you shots. Whether it's to avoid getting the flu and having to quarantine over COVID fears or because they think it will somehow protect them from COVID, they absolutely are more likely to get the vaccine this year.

Anecdotally, I maybe gave 10 flu shots all of August last year and we had them in stock early in the month. I just started doing flu shots last Thursday and I'm already over 50, which is good for second to last in my district. All 50+ shots have been requested, I haven't personally advertised them whatsoever.
 
Marzapan said:
Do you guys really think people will get flu shots though? I mean, the point of it is to protect yourself from others... but if no social gatherings are allowed in most settings, education has moved 100% online, then for the average Joe who literally interacts with nobody every day (except possibly their grocer), why would you need a flu shot?
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We gave like 21 of them one day last week. It's August.
 
Maybe they're hoping for protection from covid then. Placebo effect hard at work...
 
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In related news, I can't wait till pharmacy schools start gobbling this stuff up. "Our grads have 100% employment rates* after graduation!"








*inclusive of residents, fellows and seasonal flu shot retail pharmacists getting 0-4 hours a week. but hey, if you're on the books then it's official!
 
Marzapan said:
In related news, I can't wait till pharmacy schools start gobbling this stuff up. "Our grads have 100% employment rates* after graduation!"








*inclusive of residents, fellows and seasonal flu shot retail pharmacists getting 0-4 hours a week. but hey, if you're on the books then it's official!
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You know they will!
 
With the way flu shots work at my store we'll end up giving 100+ flu shots from Feb to April 2021... which won't count toward this fiscal year.

Have to hard sell the **** out of flu shots during flu shot season meh

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Sometimes, I do 40-60/day...
 
To answer OP's question why so many CVS job postings of temporary PT seasonal positions, it's because very few pharmacists would actually want to apply for these positions. Posting so many positions at so many locations is simply a trap for the applicant into believing he would be working primarily at that store closest to him where he applied. Because so few pharmacist will apply for a temp/seasonal position, what's really going to happen is you will be asked cover short shifts all around the district primarily doing flu shots and whatever dirty work the PIC and staff have left over for you. That's what I believe anyway what do you all think?
 
Muji11 said:
To answer OP's question why so many CVS job postings of temporary PT seasonal positions, it's because very few pharmacists would actually want to apply for these positions. Posting so many positions at so many locations is simply a trap for the applicant into believing he would be working primarily at that store closest to him where he applied. Because so few pharmacist will apply for a temp/seasonal position, what's really going to happen is you will be asked cover short shifts all around the district primarily doing flu shots and whatever dirty work the PIC and staff have left over for you. That's what I believe anyway what do you all think?
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It's so they can pay new pharmacists $45/hr without benefits instead of giving $65+/hr for existing pharmacists. This way they can keep cutting hours.
 
Muji11 said:
To answer OP's question why so many CVS job postings of temporary PT seasonal positions, it's because very few pharmacists would actually want to apply for these positions. Posting so many positions at so many locations is simply a trap for the applicant into believing he would be working primarily at that store closest to him where he applied. Because so few pharmacist will apply for a temp/seasonal position, what's really going to happen is you will be asked cover short shifts all around the district primarily doing flu shots and whatever dirty work the PIC and staff have left over for you. That's what I believe anyway what do you all think?
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If that's the case, how do you explain that the floater list grew from about 4 floaters to latest 16 floaters. So you can believe what you want but that's a fact. People are applying and accepting these jobs. In my view, there are at least 10 people who are severely under employed right now.

P.S. Most of my shifts are at one store but I am sure they might spread the wealth across the district if needed.
 
M0df said:
If that's the case, how do you explain that the floater list grew from about 4 floaters to latest 16 floaters. So you can believe what you want but that's a fact. People are applying and accepting these jobs. In my view, there are at least 10 people who are severely under employed right now.

P.S. Most of my shifts are at one store but I am sure they might spread the wealth across the district if needed.
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New grads are gonna eat this stuff up. There's going to be a new generation of pharmacists with "clinical pharmacist" titles on their resumes due to this.
 
I was just commenting on the statement that no one wants these jobs. I am surprised myself but it shows how badly the market is saturated.
 
I'm curious how this is going to pan out. CVS is coming out with a new verification system soon (tech bags everything and take a picture of the content while pharmacist verify base on the pictures). I see that as a way to cut pharmacist hours not give more. Obviously, 2020 is unique with the pandemic going on. The demand for flu shots are unprecedented (had people asking for it before we even had any in stock) so these temp positions make sense. But I can't imagine it happening every flu season.

Also, not sure if it's the case everywhere but I was asked how many more hours I was willing to pick up during this flu season. I assume they hire base on how much demand is left after all the full-time employees take their pick.
 
Don't get excited, the chains really want techs doing flu shots. They are only hiring pharmacist this year because laws have not caught up.
 
Yes, techs could do flu shots but you can't even trust some of these techs to do a ****ing mailout in fewer than 5 minutes. Good luck with the variability in human competence (usu low caliber). Now imagine some of these dips using Shingrix with a sterile water diluent or adding adjuvant to adjuvant
 
tlh908 said:
Don't get excited, the chains really want techs doing flu shots. They are only hiring pharmacist this year because laws have not caught up.
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Lol I am waiting for time when techs can do flu shots. I am sure lot of them would just quit.
 
Farmgurl20 said:
Lol I am waiting for time when techs can do flu shots. I am sure lot of them would just quit.
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Why would techs quit? Many techs are techs because... they can't find anything else to do. Not like they have alternatives.
 
meltyblend said:
I'm curious how this is going to pan out. CVS is coming out with a new verification system soon (tech bags everything and take a picture of the content while pharmacist verify base on the pictures). I see that as a way to cut pharmacist hours not give more.
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LoL good luck with that. Different patient meds get mixed in different baskets all the time. I wouldn't want a bag going out without checking what's inside.

Marzapan said:
Why would techs quit? Many techs are techs because... they can't find anything else to do. Not like they have alternatives.
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They make more at Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, serving tables etc. Anywhere with tips really. My friend used to be a PIC at Walmart and he lost his rock star tech cause security paid her more. Walmart wouldn't approve a $1 raise to keep her.
 
Marzapan said:
Why would techs quit? Many techs are techs because... they can't find anything else to do. Not like they have alternatives.
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Like Mento says they get paid more at non pharmacy jobs. I have met some who are really good and always wondered why they worked in retail for low pay but I guess they are lazy to move or I don’t know. In californIa, techs get paid highest in country I think but I don’t know if chains are paying them good. I doubt that. Lol
 
mentos said:
Temp flu shot positions?
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Muji11 said:
To answer OP's question why so many CVS job postings of temporary PT seasonal positions, it's because very few pharmacists would actually want to apply for these positions. Posting so many positions at so many locations is simply a trap for the applicant into believing he would be working primarily at that store closest to him where he applied. Because so few pharmacist will apply for a temp/seasonal position, what's really going to happen is you will be asked cover short shifts all around the district primarily doing flu shots and whatever dirty work the PIC and staff have left over for you. That's what I believe anyway what do you all think?
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I am talking about the FT staff and MANAGER spots. Also PT float not titled temp/flu

Havent seen so many ft and manager spots in at least a year. It would make sense to bail at this time of the year I guess, help new grads get in as temps
 
quickpic007 said:
I am talking about the FT staff and MANAGER spots. Also PT float not titled temp/flu

Havent seen so many ft and manager spots in at least a year. It would make sense to bail at this time of the year I guess, help new grads get in as temps
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These new hires are getting around 50-55/hr in socal. Your old staff is making 73-75/hr. They have more reason to get new grads without experience. Cheap labors with 0 leverage. One of my rxm friends at CVS is making $15 less than his staffs lmao. We ain't getting raises anytime soon. This is the top. It only goes downhill from here.
 
This thing is so ridiculous. They want a tech to stand in the middle of the store in some places and keep asking if anyone wants flu shot for hours... And let a pharmacist work solo with queue deep in red.
 
M0df said:
This thing is so ridiculous. They want a tech to stand in the middle of the store in some places and keep asking if anyone wants flu shot for hours... And let a pharmacist work solo with queue deep in red.
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They can at least make a front store person do that. Or a free student.
 
I went on Workday the other day and I haven't seen any new temp pharmacist hires in any of the adjacent areas.

No bites on my temp tech reqs either
 
Sine Cura said:
Yes, techs could do flu shots but you can't even trust some of these techs to do a ****ing mailout in fewer than 5 minutes. Good luck with the variability in human competence (usu low caliber). Now imagine some of these dips using Shingrix with a sterile water diluent or adding adjuvant to adjuvant
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Don't forget not changing out needle...an unused/unfrayed needle
 
WM orders Vanishpoint syringes from Vaxserve... LOL
 
GrandTheftAutumn said:
Pretty ironic too, you just scan the barcode and a machine does it for you...
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that is if you have the new machine... majority of the stores doesn't have that

but it's still pretty easy... is CVS the only chain that doesn't let techs reconstitute
 
Deja said:
that is if you have the new machine... majority of the stores doesn't have that

but it's still pretty easy... is CVS the only chain that doesn't let techs reconstitute
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New York BOP considers reconstitution to be a subset of compounding. No one around me allows techs to reconstitute
 
Read somewhere they are expecting to give double the flu vaccines as last year and all goals are front-loaded because they are expecting an absolute ****storm once covid vaccine is available.

There are apparently "immunization" shifts where a second or third pharmacist comes in and their only job is to push vaccines. No checking prescriptions or working the bench. Not sure if this is a new thing or not, I assumed it was to help floaters get their base hours if no shifts were available but apparently not if they are trying to hire temps for it.

Vaccines aren't just a fee-for-service thing though, there's millions on the line in insurance incentives.

With all that being said there's no CVS postings in my area, not even the usual ones looking for floaters/pharmacy managers. Job market has hit rock bottom when you can't even find a job at CVS.
 
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Deja said:
that is if you have the new machine... majority of the stores doesn't have that

but it's still pretty easy... is CVS the only chain that doesn't let techs reconstitute
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or The ones who have it doesn’t work properly
 
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