Graduate Pharmacy Intern: Fast-Track to Pharmacist

CVS Health Corporation; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 33,000 - 58,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Wellness resources

Employee discounts

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

CVS Health in the United States is seeking a Graduate Pharmacy Intern to apply classroom learning to real-world practice under a pharmacist preceptor. You will follow a comprehensive 120-day training roadmap designed to prepare you for licensure and progression toward a Pharmacist role, while supporting daily pharmacy operations and patient care.

During shifts, you will assist with prescription processing, patient counseling, immunizations where allowed, and adherence to SOPs.

Qualifications

• PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program prior to beginning the Post-Graduate Training Program at CVS Health.
• Ability to obtain required pharmacist licensure within the required timeframe, per state guidelines. Failure to obtain required Pharmacist licensure within 120 days of graduation will result in separation of employment.
• Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required

Responsibilities

• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends
• Ability to complete required training within designated timeframe
• Attention and Focus
• Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time
• Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs
• Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy, ensuring patient safety
• Customer Service and Team Orientation
• Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner
• Notice and understand patients' reactions, and respond appropriately
• Communication Skills
• Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
• Utilize active listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Mathematical Reasoning
• Ability to use math to solve a problem, such as determining the total number of tablets to dispense, days supply, and/or number of full bottles and additional bottles needed to fill a prescription
• Problem Resolution
• Identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action when faced multiple options
• Physical Demands
• Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time
• Lift, scan, and bag items
• Reach overhead; stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items
• Move fingers repetitively; picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
• Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items
• Control precision; quickly adjust machines to exact positions
• Stoop to a considerable degree, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist
• Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts
• Occasionally lift of up to 20 lbs and/or exert up to 20 lbs of force; Frequently lift of up to 10 lbs and/or exert up to 10 lbs of force; Consistently lift and/or exert a negligible amount of force to move objects.
• Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately
• Have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication
• Any additional tasks as directed by Supervisor or Manager

Education

PharmD graduate

Job description

CVS Health in the United States is seeking a Graduate Pharmacy Intern to apply classroom learning to real-world practice under a pharmacist preceptor. You will follow a comprehensive 120-day training roadmap designed to prepare you for licensure and progression toward a Pharmacist role, while supporting daily pharmacy operations and patient care.

During shifts, you will assist with prescription processing, patient counseling, immunizations where allowed, and adherence to SOPs.