Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Batesburg-Leesville, SC

7d • $20 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health’s 3rd year Pharmacy Intern applies pharmacy-school learning in a retail pharmacy setting while preparing for increased responsibility and a future Pharmacist role. Under a preceptor’s direction, the intern completes a comprehensive training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders, and gains exposure to store, district, and regional operations. In the pharmacy, the intern helps operations run smoothly and supports prompt, safe, and accurate prescription fulfillment and caring patient service. The role requires consistent use of standard operating procedures, best practices, and effective communication, while contributing to a safe and inclusive environment.

With increasing experience, interns take on greater responsibility for pharmacy safety and effectiveness. Duties include supporting pharmacy workflow, assisting patients, handling prescription-related communications under pharmacist supervision and as permitted by law, supporting inventory activities, and building clinical and technical knowledge. Where permitted and appropriately trained, interns may also support immunization services. The position requires flexibility to support scheduling and business needs, including shifts at other stores in the market when needed.

This is a part-time position. The typical pay range is $20.00–$23.75. Eligible colleagues may receive benefits and programs supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being, depending on hours worked and eligibility. Listed offerings include dental and vision benefits, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs.

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 over time and shift quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Confirm prescription information and label accuracy to support patient safety.
• Demonstrate a friendly, helpful approach and appropriately understand and respond to patient reactions.
• Use verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues, including active listening and accurately conveying or receiving detailed spoken instructions.
• Use math to solve pharmacy problems, such as calculating quantities to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle counts.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Meet the described physical demands, including remaining mobile and upright for extended periods; lifting, scanning, and bagging items; reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and precision control; close visual acuity; and occasional lifting or exertion up to 20 pounds, frequent lifting or exertion up to 10 pounds, and consistently moving objects with negligible force.

Nice To Haves

• At least 1 year of related work experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service.
• Ability to become immunization certified; after meeting state requirements, interns should strive to provide patient immunizations.
• Ability to work in the home store and at other locations across the market to meet business needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Complete the comprehensive training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders.
• Follow company standard operating procedures at pharmacy workstations and support pharmacists and technicians in managing and improving patient health.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures in production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off to help ensure safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Provide empathetic and caring patient service at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and resolve or escalate patient concerns.
• Offer counseling, respond to medical questions, and obtain patient medical-history information when appropriate and under direct pharmacist supervision.
• Take telephonic prescriptions from prescribers and contact prescribers to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes where allowed by state regulation.
• Provide in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members and share best practices.
• Perform 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.
• Seek opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge, contribute to a high-performing team, and respond constructively to feedback.
• Remain flexible for 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 substances, recordkeeping, privacy, and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and offsite clinics, where allowable and supported by required training and certification.
• Where permissible, complete licensure and training requirements for Technician Immunizer status; educate patients about vaccines and refer vaccination questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty; monitor and respond to adverse reactions and report events; and review, collect, track, and document patient information.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.

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