Grad Pharmacist

Position Summary

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. Within our Retail locations, we bring this promise to life with heart every day and our Graduate Pharmacy Interns play a critical role in supporting our pharmacy teams to consistently deliver on our brand promise, while developing their own skills in preparation for increasing responsibility.

• Apply didactic learning from pharmacy school and pharmacy practice into real-world practice to become ready for a Pharmacist role.
• Complete a comprehensive training roadmap within 120 days of graduation designed to further your knowledge of store, district, and regional operations.
• Assist the pharmacy team to ensure that pharmacy operations run smoothly, patients’ prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately, and we are providing caring service that exceeds patient expectations.
• Operate as part of the pharmacy team through consistent application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), best practices, and effective communication.
• Demonstrate empathy and genuine care, and contribute to a safe and inclusive culture where all people feel valued and empowered.
• Take on greater accountability for supporting the management, oversight, and operations within the pharmacy, including but not limited to:
  • Living our purpose by following all company SOPs at each workstation to help our Pharmacists and Technicians manage and improve patient health.
  • Following pharmacy workflow procedures at each pharmacy workstation (i.e., production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off) for safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
  • Contributing to positive patient experiences by showing empathy and genuine care, offering immunizations, solving or escalating patient problems, counseling, and soliciting patient history as appropriate.
  • 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.
  • Completing basic inventory activities, such as accurately putting away medication deliveries and completing cycle counts, returns-to-stocks, waiting bin inventories, etc.
  • Contributing to a high-performing team, embracing a growth mindset, being receptive to feedback, and actively seeking opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge needed to better assist patients.
  • Remaining flexible for both scheduling and business needs, while contributing to a safe, inclusive, and engaging team dynamic; voluntarily traveling to stores in the market to work shifts as needed by the business.
  • Understanding and complying with all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles.
  • Complying with CVS policies and procedures to ensure patient safety, compliance with controlled substance dispensing and record-keeping, and to protect patient privacy and security.
  • 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.
  • Completing additional licensure and training requirements to obtain Technician Immunizer status and supporting vaccinating patients, monitoring for adverse reactions, and documenting each applicable patient.

• PharmD graduate of a U.S. accredited program prior to beginning the Post-Graduate Training Program at CVS Health.
• Ability to obtain required pharmacist licensure within the required timeframe, per state guidelines. Failure to obtain required Pharmacist licensure within 120 days of graduation will result in separation of employment.
• Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, valid intern and/or technician licensure…