Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Aberdeen, NC

3d • $20 - $24

About The Position

CVS Health is hiring a third-year pharmacy intern to work as part of a retail pharmacy team. Under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, the intern helps maintain a safe and effective pharmacy environment and deliver patient care. The role covers patient safety, professional pharmacy practice, regulatory requirements, quality assurance, customer service, inventory management, and workflow management, excluding final prescription verification.

The intern helps keep customers and patients healthy through the adoption and management of patient care programs. The position calls for empathy, compassion, collaboration, and a commitment to better outcomes, while contributing to a caring, energetic, and enthusiastic team culture. Interns must complete required training and obtain applicable licensure within state guidelines. Once permitted by state regulations, interns should work toward providing patient immunizations.

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 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.
• Finger dexterity for tasks such as picking, pinching, and typing.
• 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.
• Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.; exerting up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, up to 10 lbs. frequently, and a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Nice To Haves

• Immunization eligibility.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support patient safety and pharmacy professional practice under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Follow regulatory requirements and participate in quality assurance.
• Provide customer service and contribute to a safe, effective retail pharmacy environment.
• Support inventory and workflow management, excluding final prescription verification.
• Adopt and manage patient care programs.
• Demonstrate empathy and compassion toward patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues.
• Collaborate with others and seek ways to improve outcomes.
• Help align colleagues with the organization’s purpose and build team support and commitment.
• Promote a team culture of care, energy, enthusiasm, and pride.
• Complete required training and obtain applicable licensure within state guidelines.
• Complete additional tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.
• Work toward providing patient immunizations once state regulations are met.

Benefits

• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs supporting colleagues’ 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