About the role#
As a Pharmacy Intern, you will apply your pharmacy school education to real-world practice. You will follow a comprehensive training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences and time with district leaders, to prepare for a future role as a Pharmacist. This position involves supporting pharmacy operations, ensuring prescription accuracy, and providing service to patients.
What you'll do#
- Follow company Standard Operating Procedures and pharmacy workflow at production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off stations.
- Assist the pharmacy team in keeping operations running smoothly and prescriptions filled safely and accurately.
- Create personalized patient experiences and solve or escalate patient problems.
- Offer immunizations and other services at the register and over the phone.
- Counsel patients, field medical questions, and collect medical history under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Take telephonic prescriptions from prescribers and facilitate medication changes where allowed by law.
- Complete basic inventory activities such as cycle counts, returns, and putting away deliveries.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to pharmacy team members.
- Support patient safety, controlled-substance recordkeeping, and privacy compliance.
- Deliver health care services including point-of-care testing and vaccine administration where permitted and certified.
- Educate patients about vaccines and respond to adverse reactions as required.
What you'll need#
- Acceptance into or active 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 on tasks, pivot quickly between duties, and confirm prescription accuracy.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and active listening.
- Ability to use math to solve prescription-dispensing problems.
- Ability to remain upright for extended periods, lift up to 20 lbs, and perform repetitive finger movements like typing.
- Close visual acuity for reading, transcribing, and inspecting small parts.
- Preferred: 1+ years of experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service.
- Preferred: Ability to become immunization certified and work across multiple store locations.
- Preferred: Proficiency in Microsoft Suite including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Location & details#
- Location: Ogden, Utah.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Schedule: Part-time, including nights and weekends.
- Status: 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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