About the role#
As a Graduate Pharmacy Intern, you will transition your didactic learning into real-world practice to prepare for a Pharmacist role. You will work under the direction of a preceptor and District Leader 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.
What you'll do#
- Support pharmacy operations to ensure prescriptions are filled safely, accurately, and promptly.
- Follow company SOPs and workflow procedures at all workstations, including production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off.
- Provide coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members.
- Contribute to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and care.
- Offer to counsel patients, field medical questions, and solicit medical history.
- Take telephonic prescriptions from prescribers and facilitate medication changes where allowed.
- Complete basic inventory activities such as cycle counts, returns-to-stocks, and putting away deliveries.
- Deliver patient health care services, including immunizations and point-of-care testing.
- Educate patients about vaccines, obtain informed consent, and monitor for adverse reactions.
- Comply with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and ethical principles.
What you'll need#
- PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program prior to beginning the program.
- Ability to obtain required pharmacist licensure within the required timeframe per state guidelines.
- Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern or technician licensure.
- 1+ years of related work experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
- Ability to become immunization certified.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite.
Location & details#
- This role is based in Rhode Island.
- Work modality is on-site.
- This is a part-time position with a rolling term.
- You must be able to work in your home store and travel to other locations within the market as needed.
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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