Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Austin, TX

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About The Position

As a third-year pharmacy intern at CVS Health, you work as part of the pharmacy team to support the company’s goal of increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, you help maintain a safe and effective retail pharmacy environment and deliver care to patients. Your work spans patient safety, pharmacy professional practice, regulatory requirements, quality assurance, customer service, inventory management, and workflow management, excluding final prescription verification.

A key part of the role is helping keep customers and patients healthy through the adoption and management of patient care programs. Interns are expected to demonstrate empathy and compassion, seek opportunities to grow and collaborate, align others around the organization’s purpose, and help foster a caring, energetic, enthusiastic, and proud team culture. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and completion of required training and applicable licensure within state guidelines.

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 required timeframes.
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods.
• Ability to lift, scan, and bag items; occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.
• Finger dexterity for picking, pinching, typing, or other tasks performed primarily with fingers.
• 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 use lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending at the waist.
• Close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visually inspecting small parts.
• Ability to orally communicate information and instructions to colleagues and customers.
• Ability to exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently, and a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

• Immunization eligibility.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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