Pharmacy Intern

About the role

Health is everything. At CVS Health, colleagues are committed to increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. Millions of times a day, we help people on their path to better health – from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions.

As a 3rd year pharmacy intern, you have a significant role in our company working as a part of the pharmacy team – delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients. While working under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, you play a critical role in ensuring a safe and effective Retail Pharmacy work environment that delivers exceptional care to each patient. This includes but is not limited to: Patient Safety, Pharmacy Professional Practice, Regulatory Requirements, Quality Assurance, Customer Service, Inventory Management, and Workflow Management (excluding final prescription verification).

Responsibilities

• Lead with Heart – display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues on your team
• Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others, and deliver better outcomes
• Align others around our purpose to bring your heart to every moment of your health and gain support and commitment
• Facilitate a team culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride
• Adopt and manage patient care programs to keep customers and patients healthy

Education

Accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy.

Qualifications

• Accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy
• 0–3 years relevant work experience
• Must possess or be in process of obtaining valid intern and/or technician licensure as required
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Complete all required training within state guidelines and required timeframe
• Regular and predictable attendance, including weekends
• Ability to be mobile and remain upright for extended periods
• Ability to lift, scan, and bag items
• Finger dexterity: picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
• Ability to reach overhead; stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items
• Ability to extend hand(s) and arm(s) in multiple directions to place, move, or lift items
• Precision control: able to adjust machines to exact positions
• Ability to stoop considerably, requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist
• Close visual acuity for activities such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visual inspection involving small parts
• Ability to orally communicate information and instructions to colleagues and customers
• Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs; exerting up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
• Complete any additional tasks as directed by supervisor or manager
• Complete all required training and obtain required licensure (if applicable) within state guidelines

Preferred qualifications

• Immunization eligibility
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Once state regulations are met, pharmacy interns should be striving to provide patient immunizations as this is an essential pharmacist function

Pay

The typical pay range for this role is $20.00 – $23.75 per hour.

Benefits

This part‑time position is eligible for a range of benefits and programs that support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues. Depending on hours worked and eligibility, benefits include dental, vision, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.