Foreign Pharmacy Grad - International Pharmacy Intern

About the role

We are seeking a US Non-Accredited Foreign Graduate to join our team. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain practical experience and prepare for a Pharmacist role.

Responsibilities

• Living our purpose by following all company SOPs at each workstation
• Following pharmacy workflow procedures at each pharmacy workstation
• Creating heartfelt and personalized moments while serving patients
• Offering to counsel, fielding medical questions, and soliciting information on a patient’s medical history
• Taking telephonic prescriptions from the prescriber and calling the prescriber to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes
• Maintaining the highest level of self-awareness and providing in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members
• Completing basic inventory activities, as permitted by law
• Contributing to a high-performing team, embracing a growth mindset, and being receptive to feedback
• Understanding and complying with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles
• Delivering additional patient health care services, including immunizations, point-of-care testing, and volunteering at offsite clinics

Requirements

• Foreign Graduate from a Non-US Accredited college or school of pharmacy prior to beginning US Non-Accredited Foreign Graduate Training Program at CVS
• PFGEE and TOEFL certifications
• Pharmacist licensure in the state in which the position is based within 120 days of completion of US Intern hours

Qualifications

• Attention and Focus: Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time
• Attention to Detail: Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy, ensuring patient safety
• Communication Skills: Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
• Customer Service and Team Orientation: Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner
• Problem Resolution: Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose the best course of action when faced with 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; pick, pinch, type, or otherwise work 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

Skills

• Microsoft Suite proficiency (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

Benefits

The typical pay range for this role is $30.00 - $42.00. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws.