Pharmacy Intern at CVS Health in Cambridge, MA

Summary: CVS Health is committed to increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. As a 3rd year pharmacy intern, you will work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, playing a critical role in ensuring a safe and effective Retail Pharmacy work environment while delivering exceptional care to patients. Responsibilities: - Patient Safety - Pharmacy Professional Practice - Regulatory Requirements - Quality Assurance - Customer Service - Inventory Management - Workflow Management excluding final prescription verification - Lead with Heart – display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues on your team - Seek new ways to grow, collaborate with others, and deliver better outcomes - Align others around our purpose to bring your heart to every moment of your health and gain support and commitment - Facilitate a team culture that promotes caring, energy, enthusiasm, and pride Required Qualifications: - Accepted into or actively enrolled in an ACPE accredited college or school of pharmacy - 0-3 years relevant work experience - Must possess or be in process of obtaining valid intern and/or technician licensure as required - Strong communication and presentation skills - Complete all required training within state guidelines and required timeframe - Ability to have regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends - Ability to be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time - Ability to lift, scan, and bag items - Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm - Ability to reach overhead; able to stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items - Ability to extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items - Precision control: able to adjust machines to exact positions - Ability to stoop to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist - Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts - Able to orally communicate information and instructions to colleagues and customers - Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs; exerting up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects - Ability to complete any additional tasks as directed by supervisor or manager - Ability to complete all required training and obtain required licensure (if applicable) within state guidelines Preferred Qualifications: - Immunization eligibility - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) - Once state regulations are met, pharmacy interns should be striving to provide patient immunizations as this is an essential pharmacist function Required Skills: Pharmacy Professional Practice, Regulatory Requirements, Patient Safety Important Skills: Customer Service, Inventory Management, Quality Assurance Nice-to-Have Skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Immunization Eligibility