Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Oil City, PA

27d • $20 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health is hiring a 3rd year Pharmacy Intern to apply pharmacy-school learning in a real-world retail pharmacy setting and develop skills in preparation for a Pharmacist role. Under the direction of a preceptor, the intern completes a comprehensive training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders, while learning about store, district, and regional operations.

The intern supports pharmacy operations, helping ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately and that patients receive caring service. The role involves following standard operating procedures and pharmacy workflow, communicating effectively, contributing to a safe and inclusive team culture, and taking on increasing responsibility as experience grows. Where permitted by law and supported by required training and certification, the intern may also provide additional patient care services, including immunizations and point-of-care testing.

This is a part-time position. The typical pay range is $20.00–$23.75. Benefits may include dental and vision coverage, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

Requirements

• Be accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• Possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.
• Have regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Be able to concentrate on tasks, pivot quickly between tasks, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Demonstrate customer service and team orientation, including friendly assistance and appropriate responses to patients’ reactions.
• Use verbal and written communication effectively with patients and colleagues, including active listening and accurately conveying or receiving detailed spoken instructions.
• Use mathematics to solve dispensing-related problems, such as calculating tablet quantities, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Meet the physical demands of the role, including extended standing or mobility, lifting, scanning and bagging items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, precise control of equipment, stooping and bending, and close visual acuity; lift or exert up to 20 pounds occasionally and up to 10 pounds frequently.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Ability to become immunization certified; once state regulations are met, interns are encouraged to provide patient immunizations.
• Ability to work in the home store and across the market at other locations to meet business needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Complete a comprehensive training roadmap and Key Learning Experiences under the direction of a preceptor.
• Follow company standard operating procedures and pharmacy workflow procedures at pharmacy workstations, including production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off.
• Support safe, accurate, and timely prescription fulfillment and smooth pharmacy operations.
• Provide caring patient service at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and resolve or escalate patient problems.
• Offer counseling, answer medical questions, and solicit patient medical history when appropriate under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Take telephonic prescriptions from prescribers and contact prescribers to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes where allowed by state regulations.
• Provide in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members and share best practices.
• Complete basic inventory activities as permitted by law and directed by pharmacy leadership, including putting away medication deliveries, cycle counts, returns-to-stock, and waiting-bin inventories.
• Seek opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge, contribute to a high-performing team, and respond constructively to feedback.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs and travel voluntarily to other stores in the market to work shifts as needed.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, privacy, and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and voluntarily staffing offsite clinics, where allowed and appropriately trained and certified.
• Where permissible, complete licensure and training requirements for Technician Immunizer status; educate patients about vaccines and refer vaccination questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty; monitor and respond to adverse reactions and report events as required; and review, collect, track, and document patient information.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform other tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits
• Other benefit and well-being programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed