Pharmacy Intern - Grad

CVS Health • Hialeah, FL

8d • $24 - $42 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health Graduate Pharmacy Interns apply their pharmacy-school learning in real-world practice and complete a comprehensive training roadmap within 120 days of graduation, under the direction of a preceptor and District Leader. The role prepares interns for increasing responsibility and a future Pharmacist role while developing knowledge of store, district, and regional operations, patient safety, error prevention, quality assurance, drug utilization review, and professional standards such as corresponding responsibility and red-flag detection.

Interns help pharmacy teams keep operations running smoothly and ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately while delivering caring patient service. They follow standard operating procedures and pharmacy workflows, communicate effectively, and contribute to a safe, inclusive team culture. As tenure and readiness increase, they assume greater accountability for pharmacy operations and may deliver additional services such as immunizations and point-of-care testing, where permitted by law and supported by required training and certification. The posting identifies this as a part-time position.

Requirements

• PharmD graduate of a U.S.-accredited program before beginning CVS Health’s Post-Graduate Training Program.
• Ability to obtain required pharmacist licensure within the state-required timeframe; failure to obtain it within 120 days of graduation results in separation of employment.
• Possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to concentrate, shift quickly between tasks, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Customer-service and team-orientation skills, including friendly assistance and appropriate responses to patients’ reactions.
• Verbal and written communication and active-listening skills.
• Ability to use math for prescription calculations, such as tablet quantities and days’ supply.
• Ability to identify challenging interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including remaining upright for extended periods, lifting and handling items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual acuity.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Follow company standard operating procedures at pharmacy workstations to support pharmacists and technicians in managing and improving patient health.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures in production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Provide empathetic, personalized 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 collect 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 permitted by state regulation.
• 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.
• Develop clinical and technical knowledge, contribute to a high-performing team, and remain receptive to feedback.
• Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs and travel voluntarily to other stores in the market for 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 voluntary staffing at offsite clinics, where allowed and appropriately trained and certified.
• Where permitted, complete licensure and training requirements for Technician Immunizer status; prepare and administer vaccines; educate patients and obtain informed consent; monitor and respond to adverse reactions and report them 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.
• Accurately confirm prescription information and label details, perform related mathematical calculations, communicate effectively, and resolve challenging patient or colleague interactions.
• Perform physical tasks including standing and moving for extended periods, lifting and handling items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual work.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being, depending on hours worked and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree