Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health • Pembroke Pines, FL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health 3rd year Pharmacy Interns apply pharmacy school learning in a retail pharmacy setting while preparing for increasing responsibility and a future Pharmacist role. Under the direction of a preceptor, interns complete a comprehensive training roadmap with Key Learning Experiences, activities, and time with district leaders, while gaining an overview of store, district, and regional operations. They support pharmacy operations and help ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately, while providing caring service to patients. Interns learn to follow Standard Operating Procedures, pharmacy best practices, and effective communication practices, and help foster a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment. The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and flexibility to work shifts at other stores in the market as business needs require. This is a part-time position. The typical pay range is $20.50–$24.25. Eligible benefits and programs may include dental and vision coverage, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

Requirements

• 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.
• Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Ability to provide friendly assistance, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with patients and colleagues; ability to listen actively and understand detailed spoken information.
• Mathematical reasoning skills, including calculating quantities to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle counts.
• Ability to identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to remain mobile and upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach, stretch, stoop, and perform repetitive finger movements and 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 exert negligible force to move objects.
• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Complete a comprehensive training roadmap focused on Key Learning Experiences and development of pharmacy skills.
• Follow company Standard Operating Procedures and assist pharmacists and technicians in managing and improving patient health.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures at production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off workstations to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Provide empathetic, personalized patient service; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and resolve or escalate patient concerns.
• Offer to counsel, answer medical questions, and gather patient medical history 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 permitted by state regulation.
• 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 medication deliveries, cycle counts, returns-to-stock, and waiting-bin inventories.
• Seek feedback and opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge, and contribute to a high-performing team.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, including voluntarily 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 for 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 permitted and appropriately trained and certified.
• Where permitted, complete 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 events as required, and collect, track, and document patient information.
• Attend regularly and predictably, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform physical tasks required for pharmacy work, including remaining upright for extended periods, lifting, scanning, bagging, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, and visually inspecting small items.

Benefits

• Dental benefits, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Vision benefits, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Wellness resources, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Employee discounts, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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