Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Lake City, SC

7d • $20 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health’s 3rd year Pharmacy Intern applies pharmacy-school learning in a retail pharmacy setting while preparing for a Pharmacist role. Under the direction of a preceptor, the intern completes a comprehensive training roadmap involving Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders, with exposure to store, district, and regional operations. The intern supports the pharmacy team in maintaining smooth operations and filling prescriptions promptly, safely, and accurately while providing caring patient service. The role involves learning and following pharmacy workflows, Standard Operating Procedures, best practices, and effective communication, and helping foster a safe and inclusive culture.

As the intern’s tenure increases, responsibilities expand across pharmacy operations and patient care. Duties include assisting at pharmacy workstations, supporting positive patient experiences, offering appropriate patient counseling under a licensed pharmacist’s direct supervision, handling prescription-related communications where permitted, assisting with inventory, and complying with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and company policies. Where permitted and appropriately trained, the intern may also support immunizations and other patient health services.

This is a part-time position. The typical pay range is $20.00–$23.75. Depending on hours worked and eligibility, benefits include dental and vision coverage, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs. The application window is anticipated to close on 11/30/2026.

Requirements

• 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.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Ability to provide friendly assistance and respond appropriately to patients’ reactions.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues; active listening skills.
• Mathematical ability to calculate quantities such as tablets to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle counts.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stretch, stoop, and perform repetitive finger movements and precise adjustments; and perform close-visual-acuity tasks.
• Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects using negligible force.
• Ability to communicate and accurately convey or receive detailed spoken instructions.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Complete a comprehensive training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders.
• Follow company Standard Operating Procedures and pharmacy workflow procedures at each workstation to support safe, accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Assist the pharmacy team with promptly and accurately filling prescriptions and maintaining smooth pharmacy operations.
• Provide caring, empathetic, and personalized service to patients at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and solve or escalate patient problems.
• Offer counseling, answer medical questions, and obtain 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 regulation.
• Provide in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members while sharing 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.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, including voluntarily traveling to other stores in the market for shifts as needed.
• Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS policies and procedures, including requirements relating to patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, privacy, and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and voluntary staffing at offsite clinics, where allowed by law and supported by required training and certification.
• 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 applicable patient information.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits
• Other programs supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being

What This Job Offers

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