Pharmacy Intern

CVS Health
Cicero, IL Intern
POSTED ON 9/6/2023 CLOSED ON 10/4/2023

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Intern position at CVS Health?

Position Summary

As a Pharmacy Intern, you have a critical role at the forefront of delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients. In addition to progression and development through our ExperienceRx™ program, you will also be accountable for assisting the Pharmacy team in providing an excellent experience for your patients. This includes the following under the supervision of a Preceptor where legal by state law:

  • Participates in all aspects of the prescription filling process

  • Providing Patient Counseling

  • Collaboration with all Healthcare Professionals to provide coordinated patient care

  • Offering Health Screenings and Immunizations when appropriate

  • Customer Service

  • Patient Safety

  • Assisting Pharmacy Patients and Front Store customers with questions

  • Pharmacy Professional Practice

  • Regulatory Requirements

  • Inventory Management

A key component of the Pharmacy Intern’s role is keeping your customers and patients healthy through adoption and participation of patient care programs. Additionally, you will:

  • Display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers and colleagues on your team

  • Motivate, and inspire your Pharmacy Team by providing, supporting and recognizing excellent patient care

  • Identify critical business opportunities and contribute to the development of meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy

  • Support implementation of solutions for your team to achieve specified goals

  • Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting

  • Remain current on all new developments, initiatives, and training to help you provide the best experience for your patients

  • Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others, and deliver better outcomes

  • Align others around purpose to gain support and commitment to help your patients receive the best patient care

  • Actively contribute to a team culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride

Required Qualifications:

  • Active Pharmacy Intern License in the state in which you are employed

  • Not on the DEA Excluded Parties List

  • No pending felony charges or convictions for criminal offenses involving controlled substances

Education:

Current enrollment in a School of Pharmacy

Pay Range:

The typical pay range for this role is:

$16.00 - $22.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including year in pharmacy school, geography and other relevant factors.  
 
In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities.  The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits.  Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees.  The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners.  As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.  
 
For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit jobs.CVSHealth.com/benefits

CVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated. 

You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.

CVS Health is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, advancing, and retaining individuals with disabilities. As such, we strive to provide equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment, including the provision of a reasonable accommodation to perform essential job functions. CVS Health colleagues can initiate a request for a reasonable accommodation, including a qualified interpreter, written information in other formats, translation or other services through myHR (1-888-694-7287, or through myLeave at myHR). If you have a speech or hearing disability, please call 7-1-1 to utilize Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). We will make every effort to respond to your request within 48 business hours and do everything we can to work towards a solution. 

Salary Range The typical salary range for this role is: Min Salary – 16 Max Salary– 16 Please keep in mind that this range represents the salary range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location. Business Overview Bring your heart to CVS Health
Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.
We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.
CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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