Pharmacy Intern - Grad

CVS Health • Little Rock, AR

3d • $24 - $42 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health’s Graduate Pharmacy Intern applies pharmacy-school learning in a retail pharmacy setting while preparing for a Pharmacist role. Under the direction of a preceptor and District Leader, the intern completes a comprehensive training roadmap within 120 days of graduation, building knowledge of store, district, and regional operations, patient safety, error prevention, quality assurance, drug utilization review, professional standards, corresponding responsibility, and red-flag detection.

The intern supports pharmacy operations and helps ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately. The role involves learning and following standard operating procedures and pharmacy workflows, providing caring service to patients, and contributing to a safe, inclusive team culture. As tenure and readiness increase, the intern takes on greater accountability for pharmacy operations, patient services, inventory activities, and team support. Where allowed by law and supported by required training and certification, the intern may also provide services such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and offsite clinic staffing.

This is a part-time position. The stated typical pay range is $23.75–$42.00. The opening’s anticipated application-window closing date is January 30, 2027.

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 timeframe required by state guidelines; failure to obtain it within 120 days of graduation results in separation of employment.
• Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy to ensure patient safety.
• Friendly, helpful customer-service approach and ability to notice and appropriately respond to patients’ reactions.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues, including active listening and accurately conveying or receiving detailed spoken instructions.
• Ability to use mathematics for prescription-related calculations, such as tablet quantities, days’ supply, and bottle counts.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including prolonged standing and mobility, lifting and handling items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and close visual work.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer-service setting.
• Ability and willingness to become immunization certified once state requirements are met.
• Ability to work at the home store and across the market at other locations as business needs require.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Follow company standard operating procedures and pharmacy workflow procedures at pharmacy workstations to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Provide caring, empathetic service at pickup, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and resolve or escalate patient concerns.
• Offer counseling, answer medical questions, and gather 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 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.
• Develop clinical and technical knowledge, contribute to a high-performing team, embrace a growth mindset, and respond constructively to feedback.
• Remain flexible to 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-substance dispensing and recordkeeping, and patient privacy and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, including immunizations, point-of-care testing, and voluntary offsite clinic staffing, when legally permitted and appropriately trained and certified.
• Where permissible, meet additional licensure and training requirements for Technician Immunizer status and support vaccine preparation and administration.
• Educate patients about vaccines, answer questions, and obtain informed consent.
• Monitor for and respond to adverse vaccine reactions and report events as required by public health requirements.
• Review and collect patient information and track and document information for each applicable patient.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within designated timeframes.
• Perform other tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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