Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Goose Creek, SC

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About The Position

CVS Health is seeking a 3rd year Pharmacy Intern to apply pharmacy-school learning in a retail pharmacy setting and prepare for increasing responsibility and a future Pharmacist role. Under the direction of a preceptor, the intern completes a comprehensive training roadmap that includes Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders, while gaining an overview of store, district, and regional operations.

The intern supports pharmacy operations and helps ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately, while providing caring service to patients. The role involves learning and following pharmacy workflows, Standard Operating Procedures, best practices, relevant laws and ethical standards, and effective communication practices. Interns are expected to contribute to a safe, inclusive, high-performing team and remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, including working at other stores in the market when needed.

As permitted by law and supported by required training and certification, the intern may provide or support additional health services, including immunizations and point-of-care testing. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and involves physical activities such as standing for extended periods, reaching, lifting, and close visual work. This is a part-time position. The stated pay range is $20.00–$23.75 per hour. The application window is anticipated to close on 12/25/2026.

Requirements

• Be accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• Possess or be in the process of obtaining valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Concentrate on tasks and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Confirm prescription information and label accuracy to support patient safety.
• Provide friendly assistance, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Use verbal and written communication and active listening effectively with patients and colleagues.
• Use math to calculate quantities such as tablets to dispense, days’ supply, and bottles needed to fill prescriptions.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Meet the stated physical demands, including extended periods upright, lifting and reaching, repetitive fine-motor activity, stooping, and close visual acuity.

Nice To Haves

• 1+ years of related work experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service.
• Ability to become immunization certified and provide patient immunizations once state requirements are met.
• Ability to work in the home store and at other locations across the market to meet business needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Complete a comprehensive training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders.
• Follow company Standard Operating Procedures and pharmacy workflow procedures at workstations such as production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off.
• Support safe, accurate, and prompt prescription fulfillment and smooth pharmacy operations.
• Provide empathetic, personalized patient service, address or escalate patient problems, and offer immunizations and other services when appropriate.
• Offer counseling, respond to medical questions, and gather patient medical history when appropriate and under direct pharmacist supervision.
• Take telephonic prescriptions and contact prescribers to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes where state regulations allow.
• Provide in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members while sharing best practices.
• Complete basic inventory activities as permitted by law and directed by pharmacy leadership, including putting away deliveries, cycle counts, returns-to-stock, and waiting-bin inventories.
• Seek feedback and opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge, while contributing to a high-performing team and inclusive team environment.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, including traveling 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 concerning controlled substances and patient privacy and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and staffing offsite clinics, where allowed and supported by training and certification.
• Where permissible, complete licensure and training requirements for Technician Immunizer status; help prepare and administer vaccines, educate patients, refer vaccination questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty, monitor and respond to adverse reactions, report adverse events, and collect and document patient information.
• Attend regularly and predictably, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform physical tasks including standing for extended periods, lifting, scanning and bagging items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, precision control, stooping, and close visual work.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits
• 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: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed