Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Strongsville, OH

8d • $20 - $24

About The Position

As a third-year pharmacy intern at CVS Health, you work as part of the pharmacy team to help increase access, lower costs, and improve 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. The role includes 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 supporting the health of customers and patients through the adoption and management of patient care programs. Interns are expected to demonstrate empathy and compassion, seek opportunities to learn and collaborate, support the company’s health-care purpose, and foster a caring, energetic, enthusiastic, and proud team culture.

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.
• Ability to maintain 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, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently, and negligible force constantly to move objects.
• Finger dexterity for picking, pinching, typing, or other work primarily using the fingers.
• Ability to reach overhead and extend hands and arms in multiple directions to place, move, or lift items.
• Ability 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.
• Once state regulations are met, striving to provide patient immunizations.

Responsibilities

• Support patient safety and pharmacy professional practice under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Help meet regulatory requirements and quality-assurance standards.
• Provide customer service and contribute to a safe, effective retail pharmacy environment.
• Assist with inventory and workflow management, excluding final prescription verification.
• Adopt and manage patient care programs to help keep customers and patients healthy.
• Demonstrate empathy and compassion toward patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues.
• Collaborate with others and seek ways to improve outcomes.
• Support a team culture that promotes care, energy, enthusiasm, and pride.
• Complete required training and obtain required licensure, if applicable, within state guidelines and timeframes.
• Complete additional tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.
• Provide patient immunizations once state regulations are met, as appropriate.

Benefits

• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Access to certain voluntary benefits.
• Other programs supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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