Pharmacy Intern, CVS Health

CVS Health

Location:
United States

Category:
Pharmacy

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Salary:

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Job Description:

Pharmacy interns are expected to support pharmacy teams in retail locations to enhance the health care experience. Key tasks include applying academic knowledge to real-world practice, completing hands-on training, interacting with patients and prescribers, maintaining inventory, demonstrating care and empathy, and complying with legal standards.

Job Responsibility:

Living our purpose by following company SOPs
Following pharmacy workflow procedures for accurate prescription fulfillment
Contributing to positive patient experiences by creating heartfelt and personalized moments
Offering to counsel and fielding medical questions under supervision of a pharmacist
Taking telephonic prescriptions and calling prescribers to clarify
Maintaining self-awareness and mentoring pharmacy team members
Completing inventory activities like medication deliveries and cycle counts
Embracing a growth mindset and expanding clinical knowledge
Flexibly contributing to scheduling and business needs
Understanding and complying with federal, state, and local laws and regulations
Delivering patient health care services like immunizations and point-of-care testing

Requirements:

Accepted into, or actively enrolled in, an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy
Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required
Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends
Ability to complete required training within designated timeframe
Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time
Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs
Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy, ensuring patient safety
Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner
Notice and understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately
Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
Ability to use math to solve a problem, such as determining the total number of tablets to dispense, day’s supply, and/or number of full bottles and additional bottles needed to fill a prescription
Identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action when faced multiple options
Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time
Lift, scan, and bag items
Reach overhead
stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items
Move fingers repetitively
picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items
Control precision
quickly adjust machines to exact positions
Stoop to a considerable degree, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist
Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts
Occasionally lift of up to 20 lbs and/or exert up to 20 lbs.
Frequently lift of up to 10 lbs and/or exert up to 10 lbs.
Consistently lift and/or exert a negligible amount of force to move objects
Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately
Have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication

Nice to have:

1+ years of related work experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
Ability to become immunization certified
Ability to work in home store, and across the market in other locations, to meet business needs
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

What we offer:

Additional patient health care services
Opportunity to gain hands-on experience through training
Developing skills for increasing responsibility
Working within a growth-oriented team dynamic

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 13, 2025

Expiration:
August 12, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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