Grad Pharmacist

About the role

We are looking for a Graduate Pharmacy Intern to join our team. As a Graduate Pharmacy Intern, you will have the opportunity to apply your didactic learning from pharmacy school and pharmacy practice into real-world practice. You will also have the chance to deepen your understanding of patient safety and error prevention, quality assurance drug utilization review (DUR), and pharmacy professional standards.

Responsibilities

• Apply your didactic learning from pharmacy school and pharmacy practice into real-world practice
• Complete a comprehensive training roadmap within 120 days of graduation
• Support the pharmacy team to ensure that pharmacy operations run smoothly
• Ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately
• Provide caring service that exceeds patient expectations
• Operate as part of the pharmacy team through consistent application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Learn to demonstrate empathy and genuine care in customer and colleague interactions
• Take on greater accountability for supporting management, oversight, and operations within the pharmacy
• Contribute to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care
• Support immunizations and other services at the register and over the phone
• Offer to counsel, field medical questions, and solicit information on a patient's medical history
• Take telephonic prescriptions from the prescriber and call the prescriber to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes
• Maintain the highest level of self-awareness and provide in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members
• Complete basic inventory activities, as permitted by law
• Contribute to a high-performing team, embrace a growth mindset, and be receptive to feedback
• Be flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic
• Voluntarily travel to stores in the market to work shifts as needed by the business
• Understand and comply with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles
• Comply with CVS policies and procedures to ensure patient safety, compliance with controlled substance dispensing and recordkeeping, and to protect patient privacy and security
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and voluntarily staffing offsite clinics
• Support immunizations by completing additional licensure and training requirements, obtaining Technician Immunizer status, and preparing and administering vaccines
• Monitor for, and respond to, adverse reactions; report adverse reaction events per public health requirements
• Review and collect patient information; track and document for each applicable patient

Requirements

• PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program prior to beginning the Post-Graduate Training Program at CVS Health
• Able to obtain required pharmacist licensure within the required timeframe, per state guidelines
• 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
• 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: 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; 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

Qualifications

• PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program prior to beginning the Post-Graduate Training Program at CVS Health
• Able to obtain required pharmacist licensure within the required timeframe, per state guidelines
• Able 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
• 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: 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; 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

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of pharmacy practices and regulations
• Basic computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Suite

Benefits

• Dental
• Vision
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits
• Other programs