Pharmacy Intern: Grow Toward Pharmacist Roles (Part-Time)

CVS Health; Grove City (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental benefits and vision

Wellness resources

Employee discounts

Job summary

CVS Health in the United States invites third-year pharmacy students to join our intern program in a real-world store setting. You will apply didactic learning under a preceptor, follow SOPs, and gain exposure to store, district, and regional operations while supporting pharmacists and technicians.

This part-time internship emphasizes compassionate patient care, immunizations, prescription fulfillment, and continuous learning as you prepare for a pharmacist role across retail teams and CVS

Qualifications

• Accepted into, or actively enrolled in, an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy.
• Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required.

Responsibilities

• Living our purpose by following all company SOPs at each workstation to help our Pharmacists and Technicians manage and improve patient health.
• Following pharmacy workflow procedures at each pharmacy workstation for safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Contributing to positive patient experiences showing empathy and genuine care: creating heartfelt and personalized moments while serving patients at pick‑up, drive‑thru, and over the phone; keeping patients healthy by offering immunizations and other services at the register and over the phone; and demonstrating compassionate care by solving or escalating patient problems.
• Offering to counsel, fielding medical questions, and soliciting information on a patient’s medical history to provide optimal care, when appropriate under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Taking telephonic prescriptions from the prescriber, and calling the prescriber to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes, where allowed by state regulation.
• Maintaining the highest level of self‑awareness and providing in‑the‑moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members while sharing best practices.
• Completing basic inventory activities, as permitted by law, and as directed by the pharmacy leadership team, such as accurately putting away medication deliveries and completing cycle counts, returns‑to‑stocks, waiting bin inventories, etc.
• Contributing to a high‑performing team, embracing a growth mindset, and being receptive to feedback; actively seeking opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge needed to better assist patients
• Remaining flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic; voluntarily traveling to stores in the market to work shifts as needed by the business
• Understanding and complying with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles. Complying with CVS policies and procedures to ensure patient safety, compliance with controlled substance dispensing and record‑keeping, and to protect patient privacy and security
• Delivering additional patient health care services (e.g., immunizations, point‑of‑care testing, and voluntarily staffing off‑site clinics), where allowable by law and supported by required training and certification

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

ACPE accredited pharmacy program

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

CVS Health in the United States invites third-year pharmacy students to join our intern program in a real-world store setting. You will apply didactic learning under a preceptor, follow SOPs, and gain exposure to store, district, and regional operations while supporting pharmacists and technicians.

This part-time internship emphasizes compassionate patient care, immunizations, prescription fulfillment, and continuous learning as you prepare for a pharmacist role across retail teams and CVS