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 designed to further your knowledge of store, district, and regional operations
• Assist the pharmacy team to ensure that pharmacy operations run smoothly, patients' prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately, and we are providing caring service that exceeds patient expectations
• Operate as part of the pharmacy team through consistent application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), best practices, and effective communication
• Learn to demonstrate empathy and genuine care, and contribute to a safe and inclusive culture where all people feel valued and empowered
• Take on greater accountability for supporting the management, oversight, and operations within the pharmacy, including but not limited to living our purpose by following all company SOPs at each workstation to help our Pharmacists and Technicians manage and improve patient health
• Contribute to positive patient experiences by 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
• Support immunizations, which includes completing additional licensure and training requirements, educating patients about vaccines and answering questions to obtain informed consent, monitoring for, and responding to, adverse reactions; reporting adverse reaction events per public health requirements, reviewing and collecting patient information; tracking and documenting for each applicable patient

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you must have:

• A PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program prior to beginning the Post-Graduate Training Program at CVS Health
• The ability 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, Attention and Focus: Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs, Attention and Focus: 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, Customer Service and Team Orientation: Notice and understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately, Customer Service and Team Orientation: 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
• Communication Skills: Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues, Communication Skills: Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues, Communication Skills: 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, 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, 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, Physical Demands: Lift, scan, and bag items, Physical Demands: Reach overhead; stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items, Physical Demands: Move fingers repetitively; picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm, Physical Demands: Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items, Physical Demands: Control precision; quickly adjust machines to exact positions, Physical Demands: 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, Physical Demands: Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts, Physical Demands: Occasionally lift of up to 20 lbs and/or exert up to 20 lbs. of force, Physical Demands: Frequently lift of up to 10 lbs and/or exert up to 10 lbs. of force, Physical Demands: Consistently lift and/or exert a negligible amount of force to move objects, Physical Demands: Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, Physical Demands: 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
• Ability 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
• Attention and Focus: Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs
• Attention and Focus: 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
• Customer Service and Team Orientation: Notice and understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately
• Customer Service and Team Orientation: 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
• Communication Skills: Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
• Communication Skills: Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
• Communication Skills: 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
• 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
• 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
• Physical Demands: Lift, scan, and bag items
• Physical Demands: Reach overhead; stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items
• Physical Demands: Move fingers repetitively; picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
• Physical Demands: Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items
• Physical Demands: Control precision; quickly adjust machines to exact positions
• Physical Demands: 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
• Physical Demands: Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts
• Physical Demands: Occasionally lift of up to 20 lbs and/or exert up to 20 lbs. of force
• Physical Demands: Frequently lift of up to 10 lbs and/or exert up to 10 lbs. of force
• Physical Demands: Consistently lift and/or exert a negligible amount of force to move objects
• Physical Demands: Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately
• Physical Demands: 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
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of pharmacy practices and procedures
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends

Benefits

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