Foreign Pharmacy Grad - International Pharmacy Intern

Job Purpose And Summary

You’ve invested a lot in your education. Now you want to make your mark. We offer challenging opportunities for you to learn and grow professionally. In our programs, you’ll be immersed in a culture of continuous improvement, with the goal of changing health care for the better.

About the role

Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduates are required to successfully complete their internship within 18 months and will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and will be prepared to complete and pass all required Pharmacist licensure exams and processes within 120-days of the completion of required US Internship hours.

Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Customer Service

• Greet each customer in a courteous and professional manner both in-store and at the drive thru window

• Assist all pharmacy and front store customers with their questions and concerns

• Answer telephone with a warm and friendly greeting

• Request additional help and work with others to find solutions when needed to maximize customer satisfaction

• Remove obstacles to make customers’ experiences easier when possible

• Perform approved register transactions including cash, check and charge, bagging merchandise upon completion of sale

• Engage with customers and seek ways to create heartfelt, personalized moments during their visits

Pharmacy Operations

• Maintain customer/patient confidentiality according to HIPAA and company standards

• Communicate with customer/patient while protecting their confidential drug information

• Comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations

• Comply with all CVS policy and standard operations procedures (SOPs) at all times

• Meet requirements for state and federal licensure within an appropriate timeframe

• Process prescriptions including translation of SIG codes, product selection, counting and measuring drugs, capping, and uncapping vials and bottles; labeling all prescriptions

• Resolve third party rejections and complete any manual claim forms

• Perform all prescription pick-up procedures, in adherence of CVS policy and procedures

• Access, input and retrieve any necessary information to/from the workstation

• Maintain in-stock by ensuring all inventory management policies and procedures are followed utilizing appropriate report(s) to maintain replenishment as needed

• Absent from Clls, assist with putting away drug orders as permitted by law

• Deliver additional health care services as allowable by state regulation, individual certification, and as directed by pharmacy leadership team, including but not limited to point-of-care and/or swab-and-send testing, immunization preparation and/or delivery, etc.

• Support supervising pharmacist in furtherance of dispensing drugs, reviewing prescriptions, and monitoring compliance

• Counsel under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist

• Offer to counsel and direct customer to pharmacist if necessary

• Field any medical questions when appropriate

• Communicate and interact with all healthcare professionals to provide optimal care

• When applicable, solicit information on a customer’s medical history to give appropriate medical advice

• Practice and develop duties performed by pharmacists according to law

Leadership

• Communicate with Field Management and Corporate as needed

• Support maintaining a clean, organized, and professional pharmacy department, according to CVS standards

• Support scheduling activities according to the needs of the business and workflow model

• Cook up and implement the training and development of Pharmacy Support Staff

• Navigate and recognize others, celebrating success

• Complete all required training programs

Education

Required: High School Diploma or General Equivalent Development (GED)

Preferred: Doctorate (PharmD) or equivalent Pharmacist degree from a Non-US accredited school of pharmacy

Essential Qualifications, Essential Functions & Preferred Qualifications

• Foreign Graduate from a Non-US Accredited college or school of pharmacy prior to beginning Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate Training Program at CVS

• Pharmacist licensure in the state in which the position is based within 120 days of completion of US Intern hours

• Failure to complete required US Intern hours within 18 months or obtain Pharmacist licensure as prescribed will result in the colleague being removed from role and separation of employment

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

• Once state regulations are met, Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduates are expected to immunize as this is an essential pharmacist function