Pharmacy Intern: Immersive Training & Patient Care

CVS Health; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 33,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health’s Graduate Pharmacy Intern program offers hands-on experience within our pharmacy team, enabling you to apply classroom learning to real-world practice. Under supervision, you’ll complete a comprehensive training roadmap designed to advance from intern to pharmacist readiness across store operations and patient care.

You’ll gain exposure to immunizations, DUR, SOPs, and patient counseling while developing leadership skills and a commitment to safe, compassionate care for our customers.

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, day’s 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

Pharmacist licensure within 120 days

Intern/technician licensure in progress

Job description

CVS Health’s Graduate Pharmacy Intern program offers hands-on experience within our pharmacy team, enabling you to apply classroom learning to real-world practice. Under supervision, you’ll complete a comprehensive training roadmap designed to advance from intern to pharmacist readiness across store operations and patient care.

You’ll gain exposure to immunizations, DUR, SOPs, and patient counseling while developing leadership skills and a commitment to safe, compassionate care for our customers.