Pharmacy Intern

At CVS Health, we are focused on transforming health care for our customers and making our company a great place to work. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. Within our Retail locations, we bring this promise to life with heart every day. Our 3rd year Pharmacy Interns play a critical role in supporting our pharmacy teams to consistently deliver on our brand promise, while developing their own skills in preparation for increasing responsibility. As a 3rd year Pharmacy Intern, you will be focused on applying didactic learning from pharmacy school into real-world practice to become ready for a Pharmacist role.

Responsibilities

Complete a comprehensive training roadmap focused on Key Learning Experiences; Assist pharmacy team to ensure pharmacy operations run smoothly; Follow pharmacy workflow procedures at each workstation for safe and accurate prescription fulfillment; Contribute to positive patient experiences with empathy and genuine care; Offer to counsel, field medical questions, and solicit patient medical history under supervision; Take telephonic prescriptions and clarify prescriptions with prescriber where allowed; Provide coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members; Complete basic inventory activities such as putting away medication deliveries and cycle counts; Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs and travel to stores in the market; Understand and comply with all relevant federal, state, and local laws and CVS policies; Deliver additional patient health care services including immunizations and point-of-care testing where allowable; Support immunizations by completing licensure and training, educating patients, monitoring adverse reactions, and documenting patient information

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; Attention and focus; Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time; Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another; Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy; Customer service and team orientation; Communication skills; Mathematical reasoning; Problem resolution; Physical demands including being mobile, lifting, reaching, stooping, and close visual acuity; Express or exchange ideas by spoken word; Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication; Any additional tasks as directed by Supervisor or Manager

Nice to have

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

Benefits

dental; vision; wellness resources; employee discounts; access to certain voluntary benefits; other programs