Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Lynchburg, VA

15d • $20 - $24

About The Position

CVS Health is seeking a third-year pharmacy intern to work as part of a retail pharmacy team, delivering patient care and supporting the company’s purpose and values. Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, the intern helps maintain a safe and effective pharmacy environment and contributes to patient safety, professional practice, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, customer service, inventory management, and workflow management, excluding final prescription verification. The role also involves adopting and managing patient care programs and working to improve health outcomes for customers and patients.

The intern is expected to demonstrate empathy and compassion, seek opportunities to grow and collaborate, build support for the organization’s purpose, and help foster a caring, energetic, and engaged team culture. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, completion of required training, and obtaining required licensure where applicable. 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, certain voluntary benefits, and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

Requirements

• Accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• 0–3 years of relevant work experience.
• Must possess or be in the process of obtaining valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Complete all required training within state guidelines and the required timeframe.
• Ability to have regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods.
• Ability to lift, scan, and bag items.
• Finger dexterity for picking, pinching, typing, or similar tasks.
• Ability to reach overhead and extend hands and arms in multiple directions to place, move, or lift items.
• Precision control to adjust machines to exact positions.
• Ability to stoop and bend to move items between low and high positions.
• Close visual acuity for transcribing, viewing computer terminals, reading, and inspecting small parts.
• Ability to orally communicate information and instructions to colleagues and customers.
• Occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds; exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, and negligible force constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

• Immunization eligibility.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Striving to provide patient immunizations once state regulations are met.

Responsibilities

• Support patient safety, pharmacy professional practice, regulatory requirements, quality assurance, customer service, inventory management, and workflow management, excluding final prescription verification.
• Adopt and manage patient care programs to help keep customers and patients healthy.
• Deliver patient care under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Demonstrate empathy and compassion toward patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues.
• Seek ways to grow, collaborate with others, and deliver better outcomes.
• Align others around the organization’s purpose and gain their support and commitment.
• Help facilitate a team culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Complete required training and obtain required licensure, if applicable, within state guidelines.
• Complete additional tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.
• Once state regulations are met, strive to provide patient immunizations.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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