About the role#
As a Graduate Pharmacy Intern, you will transition from pharmacy school 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 store, district, and regional operations, including patient safety, quality assurance, and pharmacy professional standards.
What you'll do#
- Follow company SOPs and pharmacy workflow procedures to ensure safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
- Provide patient service at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone.
- Offer immunizations, point-of-care testing, and other health services where permitted.
- Counsel patients, field medical questions, and solicit medical history under pharmacist supervision.
- Take telephonic prescriptions and contact prescribers to clarify orders or facilitate medication changes.
- Perform inventory tasks such as putting away deliveries, cycle counts, returns-to-stocks, and waiting-bin inventories.
- Mentor and provide in-the-moment coaching to pharmacy team members.
- Educate patients on vaccines, obtain informed consent, and monitor for adverse reactions.
- Use math to determine quantities and days’ supply for prescriptions.
- Travel to various stores within the market to meet business needs.
What you'll need#
- PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program before beginning the training program.
- Ability to obtain required pharmacist licensure within state-mandated timeframes.
- Valid intern or technician licensure, or be in the process of obtaining one.
- Ability to complete required training within the designated timeframe.
- Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Preferred: 1+ years of related experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service settings.
- Ability to become immunization certified.
Location & details#
- Location: Hackensack, New Jersey.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Part-time, rolling term.
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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