About the role#
As a Pharmacy Intern, you will apply your pharmacy-school learning in a real-world practice setting to prepare for a future Pharmacist role. You will follow a comprehensive training roadmap, including Key Learning Experiences and time with district leaders, to gain an overview of store and regional operations. This role focuses on supporting the pharmacy team to ensure safe, accurate, and prompt prescription fulfillment while providing caring service to patients.
What you'll do#
- Follow company SOPs and workflow procedures at production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off stations.
- Create personalized patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care.
- Offer immunizations and other services at the register and over the phone.
- Solve or escalate patient problems and offer to counsel or field medical questions under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
- Take telephonic prescriptions from prescribers and contact them to clarify or facilitate medication changes.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to pharmacy team members and share best practices.
- Complete inventory tasks such as putting away deliveries, cycle counts, and returns-to-stock.
- Comply with laws, regulations, and ethical principles regarding patient safety, privacy, and controlled-substance recordkeeping.
- Assist with additional health services, including point-of-care testing and offsite clinics, where allowable.
- Monitor for and respond to adverse reactions and document patient records.
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 one.
- Ability to maintain regular, predictable attendance including nights and weekends.
- Capacity to concentrate on tasks, pivot quickly between responsibilities, and confirm prescription accuracy.
- Strong communication skills, including active listening and the ability to use math for prescription-dispensing problems.
- Physical ability to remain upright for extended periods, lift up to 20 lbs, and perform fine-motor tasks like typing or scanning.
- Preferred: 1+ years of experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service.
- Preferred: Ability to become immunization certified and work across multiple market locations.
- Preferred: Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Location & details#
- Location: Maricopa, Arizona.
- Work Modality: On-site.
- Employment Type: Part-time.
- Compensation: $21.25 - $25.00 per hour.
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.
How to get in at CVS Health
Applying early to CVS Health gives you a distinct advantage because recruiters review applications as they arrive before the candidate pool becomes unmanageable. Intern Insider sends an instant alert the moment a role matching your target is published anywhere, so you apply among the first and get seen before the pile grows. Reaching out to the right person can help you stand out in a large organization. Intern Insider surfaces the recruiters behind the company roles so you can reach out directly to ask about the position or a referral, which materially improves response rates.
