About the role#
As a Pharmacy Intern, you will apply your pharmacy-school education to real-world practice. You will work under the direction of a preceptor to complete a training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences and activities with district leaders. This role focuses on developing your skills in preparation for a future pharmacist position while supporting our pharmacy teams in delivering safe and accurate patient care.
What you'll do#
- Follow company SOPs and workflow procedures at production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off workstations.
- Help ensure prescriptions are filled promptly and accurately.
- Create personalized patient experiences and offer immunizations or other services at the register and over the phone.
- Counsel patients, field medical questions, and collect medical history under direct pharmacist supervision.
- Take telephonic prescriptions and call prescribers to clarify orders or facilitate changes.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to pharmacy team members and share best practices.
- Manage inventory tasks like putting away deliveries, cycle counts, and returns-to-stock.
- Comply with all laws, regulations, and ethical principles regarding patient safety and privacy.
- Deliver health services, including point-of-care testing and offsite clinics, where permitted.
- Assist with technician immunizer duties, including educating patients and monitoring for adverse reactions.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an ACPE-accredited college or school of pharmacy.
- Valid intern or technician licensure, or be in the process of obtaining it.
- Ability to concentrate, multitask, and confirm prescription accuracy.
- Strong communication and active listening skills to interact with patients and colleagues.
- Mathematical ability to solve prescription-dispensing problems.
- Ability to remain upright, reach, stoop, and move fingers repetitively.
- Capacity to lift or exert up to 20 lbs occasionally and 10 lbs frequently.
- Preferred: 1+ years of experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service.
- Preferred: Ability to become immunization certified and travel to other locations in the market.
- Preferred: Proficiency in Microsoft Suite.
Location & details#
- Location: Moorhead, Minnesota.
- Modality: On-site.
- Schedule: Part-time, including nights and weekends.
- Term: Rolling.
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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