Pharmacy Intern - Grad

CVS Health

6d • $24 - $42 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health’s Graduate Pharmacy Intern applies pharmacy-school learning in a retail pharmacy setting while preparing for a Pharmacist role. Under the direction of a preceptor and District Leader, the intern completes a comprehensive training roadmap within 120 days of graduation, building knowledge of store, district, and regional operations, patient safety, error prevention, quality assurance, drug utilization review, and pharmacy professional standards. The role supports pharmacy operations and safe, prompt, accurate prescription fulfillment while providing caring service to patients and working in accordance with standard operating procedures, best practices, and applicable laws and policies.

As tenure and readiness grow, the intern takes on greater responsibility for pharmacy operations, patient care, team support, and inventory activities. Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist when appropriate, responsibilities may include assisting with counseling and medical questions, handling prescriptions and prescriber clarifications where permitted, and delivering additional services such as immunizations and point-of-care testing when allowed by law and supported by required training and certification. Where permissible, the intern may pursue Technician Immunizer status and support vaccine preparation and administration.

The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, flexibility to support scheduling and business needs, and the ability to travel voluntarily to other stores in the market when needed. It is described as part-time. The typical pay range is $24.25–$42.00. Benefits and programs may include dental and vision coverage, wellness resources, employee discounts, and access to certain voluntary benefits, subject to hours worked and eligibility.

Requirements

• PharmD graduate of a U.S.-accredited program before beginning CVS Health’s Post-Graduate Training Program.
• Ability to obtain required pharmacist licensure within the timeframe specified by state guidelines; failure to obtain licensure within 120 days of graduation results in separation of employment.
• Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to complete required training within designated timeframes.
• Ability to concentrate, shift quickly between tasks, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Ability to provide friendly assistance, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills to interact with patients and colleagues, including active listening and accurately conveying and receiving detailed spoken information.
• Ability to use mathematics to determine quantities such as tablets to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle counts.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate response.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach and stretch; perform repetitive finger movements; manipulate items and machines precisely; stoop and bend; and perform tasks requiring close visual acuity.
• Ability to occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects requiring negligible force.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Ability to become immunization certified and, once state requirements are met, 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 Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Complete the comprehensive training roadmap within 120 days of graduation under the direction of a preceptor and District Leader.
• Follow company standard operating procedures and pharmacy workflow procedures at pharmacy workstations to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Help ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately and that pharmacy operations run smoothly.
• Provide caring, personalized service to patients at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and solve or escalate patient problems.
• Offer counseling, field medical questions, and gather patient medical-history information when appropriate and under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• 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.
• Complete 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 feedback and opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge while contributing to a high-performing team.
• Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, including voluntarily traveling to stores in the market to work shifts when needed.
• Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS policies and procedures, including requirements related to patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, privacy, and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations and point-of-care testing, and voluntarily staff offsite clinics where allowed by law and supported by required training and certification.
• Where permissible, complete licensure and training requirements for Technician Immunizer status and support vaccine preparation and administration.
• Where permissible, educate patients about vaccines, answer questions to obtain informed consent, monitor and respond to adverse reactions, report events as required, and review, collect, track, and document patient information.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within designated timeframes.
• Meet the role’s attention, communication, customer service, mathematical reasoning, problem-resolution, and physical requirements.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree