Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health; Upper Marlboro (MD); On-site; USD 25,485 - 27,896; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a part-time Pharmacy Intern in Upper Marlboro, MD. This role involves working directly with a licensed pharmacist to ensure patient safety and care. Interns will contribute to inventory management, customer service, and quality assurance efforts while enrolled in an ACPE accredited pharmacy program. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills and be reliable in attendance. The pay range is between $18.50 and $20.25, with various benefits available.

Qualifications

• 0-3 years relevant work experience.
• Must possess or be in process of obtaining valid intern and/or technician licensure.
• Complete all required training within state guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure patient safety and care.
• Assist in pharmacy professional practice under supervision.
• Provide customer service and manage inventory.

Skills

Strong communication and presentation skills

Ability to maintain regular attendance

Dexterity and physical stamina

Patient care and empathy

Education

Enrolled in ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Position Summary

Health is everything. At CVS Health, colleagues are committed to increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. Millions of times a day, we help people on their path to better health—from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions. As a 3rd year pharmacy intern, you have a significant role in our company working as part of the pharmacy team—delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients.

Responsibilities

While working as a 3rd year pharmacy intern, under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, you play a critical role in ensuring a safe and effective Retail Pharmacy work environment that delivers exceptional care to each patient.

• Patient Safety
• Pharmacy Professional Practice
• Regulatory Requirements
• Quality Assurance
• Customer Service
• Inventory Management
• Workflow Management excluding final prescription verification
• Lead with Heart—display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues on your team
• Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others, and deliver better outcomes
• Align others around our purpose to bring your heart to every moment of your health and gain support and commitment
• Facilitate a team culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride

Education

• Accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy.

Required Qualifications

• 0-3 years relevant work experience
• Must possess or be in 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 timeframe.
• Ability to:
  • Have regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends
  • Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time
  • Lift, scan, and bag items
  • Finger Dexterity: picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
  • Reach overhead; able to stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items
  • Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items
  • Precision control: able to adjust machines to exact positions
  • Stoop to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist
  • Visual Acuity: close visual acuity to perform activities such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts
  • Able 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 and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects

Ability To

• Have regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends
• Complete any additional tasks as directed by supervisor or manager
• Complete all required training and obtain required licensure (if applicable) within state guidelines

Preferred Qualifications

• Immunization eligibility
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Once state regulations are met, pharmacy interns should be striving to provide patient immunizations as this is an essential pharmacist function

Pay Range

$18.50 - $20.25

Benefits

This part‑time position is eligible for a range of benefits and programs that support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues. Depending on hours worked and eligibility, the benefits for this position include dental, vision, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.