About the role#
As a Graduate Pharmacy Intern, you will transition your academic training into real-world practice. You will work under the direction of your preceptor and district leadership to complete a comprehensive training roadmap within 120 days of graduation. This role focuses on deepening your understanding of patient safety, pharmacy operations, and professional standards as you prepare for a future pharmacist position.
What you'll do#
- Support pharmacy teams to ensure operations run smoothly and prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately.
- Apply pharmacy SOPs across all workstations including production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off.
- Provide coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members.
- Perform inventory tasks such as cycle counts, returns-to-stocks, and waiting bin inventories.
- Contribute to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and solving patient problems.
- Offer to counsel and field medical questions under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Take telephonic prescriptions from prescribers and clarify medication details.
- Deliver health care services including immunizations and point-of-care testing where permitted.
- Educate patients about vaccines, obtain informed consent, and monitor for adverse reactions.
What you'll need#
- PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program prior to beginning the program.
- Ability to obtain pharmacist licensure within 120 days of graduation.
- Must possess or be in the process of obtaining valid intern or technician licensure.
- Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
- Proficiency in attention and focus, mathematical reasoning, and problem resolution.
- Strong communication skills and a customer service orientation.
- Ability to complete all required training within the designated timeframe.
Location & details#
- Location: Tennessee, United States.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Part-time.
- This is a paid internship.
About CVS Health
CVS Health operates as a public company within the hospitals and health care industry. Founded in 1963, the organization provides retail pharmacy, health insurance, and pharmacy benefits management services. It maintains a large workforce of over 140,000 employees. The company is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
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