CVS Health
Pharmacy Intern
17904 - Iowa CVS Pharmacy, L.L.C., USA · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Offering to counsel, fielding medical questions, and soliciting information on a patient's medical history to provide optimal care, when appropriate under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist
- Taking telephonic prescriptions from the prescriber, and calling the prescriber to clarify prescriptions or facilitate medication changes, where allowed by state regulation
- Maintaining the highest level of self-awareness and providing in-the-moment coaching, training, and mentoring to pharmacy team members while sharing best practices
Responsibilities
- Completing additional licensure and training requirements, in compliance with state Board of Pharmacy regulations, to obtain Technician Immunizer status to support preparing and administering vaccines
- Following pharmacy workflow procedures at each pharmacy workstation (i.e., production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off) for safe and accurate prescription fulfillment
- 3rd year Pharmacy Interns are responsible for completion of a comprehensive training roadmap, focusing on KLEs that build aptitude in the following areas.
- Where permissible, the 3rd year Pharmacy Intern may also support immunizations, which includes the following responsibilities:
Requirements
- Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure as required
- Ability to complete required training within designated timeframe
- Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time
- Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs
- Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy, ensuring patient safety
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Ability to become immunization certified: Once state regulations are met, pharmacy interns should be striving to provide patient immunizations as this is an essential pharmacist function
- We await your fresh ideas, new perspectives, and the unique contributions you will make to our organization.
- We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/30/2026
- Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills
- Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
- Identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action when faced multiple options
- Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time
- Lift, scan, and bag items
- Reach overhead; stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items
- Move fingers repetitively; picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
- Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items
- Control precision; quickly adjust machines to exact positions
- Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately
- Any additional tasks as directed by Supervisor or Manager
Compensation
- We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
- The typical pay range for this role is:
Benefits
- You've invested a lot of time and energy in your education.
- In our programs, you'll be immersed in a culture of continuous improvement, with the goal of changing health care for the better.
- Living our purpose by following all company SOPs at each workstation to help our Pharmacists and Technicians manage and improve patient health
- Delivering additional patient health care services (e.g., immunizations, point-of-care testing, and voluntarily staffing offsite clinics), where allowable by law and supported by required training and certification
- At CVS Health, we are focused on transforming health care for our customers and making our company a great place to work.
- We help people navigate the health care system - and their personal health care - by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health.
- Monitoring for, and responding to, adverse reactions; reporting adverse reaction events per public health requirements
- Whether in our pharmacies or through our health service offerings, we are pioneering a bold new approach to total health care.
- As health care innovators, we are making quality care affordable, accessible, simple and seamless.
- Great benefits for great people
Company info
- We offer challenging opportunities for you to learn and grow professionally.
- Position Summary: At CVS Health, we are focused on transforming health care for our customers and making our company a great place to work.
- You will learn to operate as part of the pharmacy team through consistent application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), best practices, and effective communication.
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