Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Wellesley, MA

21d

About The Position

As a third-year pharmacy intern at CVS Health, you work as part of the pharmacy team under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. You help maintain a safe and effective retail pharmacy environment and deliver care to patients while supporting 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 patient-care programs. The position also calls for empathy, collaboration, continuous growth, and contributing to a team culture built on care, energy, enthusiasm, and pride.

The role requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, completion of required training, and obtaining applicable licensure within state guidelines. It involves mobility and extended periods upright, handling and scanning items, reaching, bending, visual and finger-dexterity tasks, and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.

This part-time position offers a typical pay range of $20.50–$24.25. Depending on hours worked and eligibility, benefits may include dental and vision coverage, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs.

Requirements

• Accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• 0–3 years of relevant work experience.
• 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.
• 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 pounds and exertion of up to 20 pounds occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, or negligible force constantly.
• 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 at the waist to move items between low and high positions.
• Close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and inspecting small parts.
• Ability to orally communicate information and instructions to colleagues and customers.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Support patient safety, pharmacy professional practice, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance.
• Provide customer service and help manage inventory and pharmacy workflow, excluding final prescription verification.
• Adopt and manage patient-care programs to support customers’ and patients’ health.
• Display empathy and compassion toward patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues.
• Seek opportunities to grow, collaborate, and deliver better outcomes.
• Help align others around the company’s purpose and gain support and commitment.
• Contribute to a team culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride.
• 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, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Vision benefits, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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