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You’ve invested a lot of time and energy in your education. Now you want the chance to make your mark. We offer challenging opportunities for you to learn and grow professionally. In our programs, you’ll be immersed in a culture of continuous improvement, with the goal of changing health care for the better.
Job Purpose and Summary:
Health is everything. At CVS Health, colleagues are committed to increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. Millions of times a day, we help people on their path to better health – from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions.
As a Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate, you will be on the forefront of delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients. After successfully passing FPGEE and TOEFL, you will be eligible to apply into this role to complete your required US Internship hours that build upon your Pharmacist education to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities. You will complete a mixed modality learning plan including a curated learning experience that will utilize your pharmacy knowledge and skills. Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduates are required to successfully complete their internship within 18 months and will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and will be prepared to complete and pass all required Pharmacist licensure exams and processes within 120-days of the completion of required US Internship hours.
While working as a Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate, under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, you play a critical role in ensuring a safe and effective Retail Pharmacy work environment that delivers exceptional care to each patient. This includes but is not limited to:
- Patient Safety
- Pharmacy Professional Practice
- Regulatory Requirements
- Quality Assurance
- Customer Service
- Inventory Management
- Workflow Management excluding final prescription verification
A key component of the Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate role is keeping your customers and patients healthy through adoption and management of patient care programs. Additionally, you will:
- Lead with Heart – display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues on your team
- Support your Pharmacy manager in motivating, inspiring, and developing their Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues’ strengths, address development opportunities, and decrease knowledge gaps
- Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy and work toward successfully implementing those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals
- Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting
- 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
- Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Customer Service
- Greet each customer in a courteous and professional manner both in-store and at the drive thru window
- Assist all pharmacy and front store customers with their questions and concerns
- Answer telephone with a warm and friendly greeting
- Request additional help and work with others to find solutions when needed to maximize customer satisfaction
- Remove obstacles to make customers’ experiences easier when possible
- Perform approved register transactions including cash, check and charge, bagging merchandise upon completion of sale
- Engage with customers and seek ways to create heartfelt, personalized moments during their visits
Regulatory
- Maintain customer/patient confidentiality according to HIPAA and company standards
- Communicate with customer/patient while protecting their confidential drug information
- Comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations
- Comply with all CVS policy and standard operations procedures (SOPs) at all times
- Meet requirements for state and federal licensure within an appropriate timeframe
Pharmacy Operations
- Adhere to CVS workflow and ensure standards are maintained at all times
- Process prescriptions including translation of SIG codes, product selection, counting and measuring drugs, capping, and uncapping vials and bottles; labeling all prescriptions
- Resolve third party rejections and complete any manual claim forms
- Perform all prescription pick-up procedures, in adherence of CVS policy and procedures
- Access, input and retrieve any necessary information to/from the workstation
- Maintain in-stock by ensuring all inventory management policies and procedures are followed utilizing appropriate report(s) to maintain replenishment as needed
- Assist with putting away drug orders (except Clls) as permitted by law
- Deliver additional health care services as allowable by state regulation, individual certification, and as directed by pharmacy leadership team, including but not limited to point-of-care and/or swab-and-send testing, immunization preparation and/or delivery, etc.
- Support supervising pharmacist in furtherance of dispensing drugs, reviewing prescriptions, and monitoring compliance.
Counseling under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist:
- Offer to counsel and direct customer to pharmacist if necessary
- Field any medical questions when appropriate
- Communicate and interact with all healthcare professionals to provide optimal care
- When applicable, solicit information on a customer’s medical history to give appropriate medical advice
- Practice and develop duties performed by pharmacists according to law
Leadership
- Communicate with Field Management and Corporate as needed
- Participate in all required store operational meetings
- Support maintaining a clean, organized, and professional pharmacy department, according to CVS standards
- Support scheduling activities according to the needs of the business and workflow model
- Coordinate/implement the training and development of Pharmacy Support Staff
- Recognize others and celebrate success
- Complete all required training programs
Education
Required
- High School Diploma or General Equivalent Development (GED)
- Doctorate (PharmD) or equivalent Pharmacist degree from a Non-US accredited school of pharmacy
- Other License(s): active Pharmacy Intern license in state where district is located
Preferred
- Other Certification(s): Eligibility to immunize
Prior Relevant Work Experience:
Required – 0 to 3 years
Preferred – 3 to 5 years
Essential Qualifications, Essential Functions & Preferred Qualifications:
Essential Qualifications and Functions:
- Foreign Graduate from a Non-US Accredited college or school of pharmacy prior to beginning Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate Training Program at CVS
- Pharmacist licensure in the state in which the position is based within 120 days of completion of US Intern hours. Failure to complete required US Intern hours within 18 months or obtain Pharmacist licensure as prescribed will result in the colleague being removed from role and separation of employment.
- Strong communication and presentation skills
Skill In:
- Results Orientation
- Colleague Engagement
- Active Listening
- Customer and Community Engagement
- Consumer Behavior
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Patient Counseling
- Emotional Intelligence
- Time Management
- Digital Literacy
Ability To:
- Have regular and predictable attendance including nights and weekends
- Complete any additional tasks as directed by supervisor or manager
- Complete all required training and obtain required licensure (if applicable) within guidelines
- Lift and exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force regularly to move objects to and from, including overhead lifting
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Once state regulations are met, Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduates are expected to immunize as this is an essential pharmacist function
Our diverse work experience empowers colleagues for career success. In addition to skill and experience, we attract and retain colleagues whose beliefs and behaviors are in alignment with our core values of collaboration, innovation, caring, integrity and accountability.
CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Gender/Race/Ethnicity/Disability/Protected Veteran – we highly value and are committed to all forms of diversity in the workplace. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO IS THE LAW and EEO IS THE LAW SUPPLEMENT. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance to apply for or perform this job, please contact our Advice and Counsel Reasonable Accommodations team at AdviceCounsel@cvshealth.com.
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$30.00 - $42.00
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. We await your fresh ideas, new perspectives, and the unique contributions you will make to our organization.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/25/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

You’ve invested a lot of time and energy in your education. Now you want the chance to make your mark. We offer challenging opportunities for you to learn and grow professionally. In our programs, you’ll be immersed in a culture of continuous improvement, with the goal of changing health care for the better.
Job Purpose and Summary:
Health is everything. At CVS Health, colleagues are committed to increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. Millions of times a day, we help people on their path to better health – from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions.
As a Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate, you will be on the forefront of delivering our purpose, modeling our values, and demonstrating genuine, authentic care for our patients. After successfully passing FPGEE and TOEFL, you will be eligible to apply into this role to complete your required US Internship hours that build upon your Pharmacist education to develop your knowledge, skills, and abilities. You will complete a mixed modality learning plan including a curated learning experience that will utilize your pharmacy knowledge and skills. Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduates are required to successfully complete their internship within 18 months and will be skilled in diverse patient care, practice management, leadership, and education, and will be prepared to complete and pass all required Pharmacist licensure exams and processes within 120-days of the completion of required US Internship hours.
While working as a Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate, under the direct supervision of a licensed Pharmacist, you play a critical role in ensuring a safe and effective Retail Pharmacy work environment that delivers exceptional care to each patient. This includes but is not limited to:
- Patient Safety
- Pharmacy Professional Practice
- Regulatory Requirements
- Quality Assurance
- Customer Service
- Inventory Management
- Workflow Management excluding final prescription verification
A key component of the Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate role is keeping your customers and patients healthy through adoption and management of patient care programs. Additionally, you will:
- Lead with Heart – display empathy and compassion for your patients, customers, caregivers, and colleagues on your team
- Support your Pharmacy manager in motivating, inspiring, and developing their Pharmacy Support Staff by balancing assignments that maximize colleagues’ strengths, address development opportunities, and decrease knowledge gaps
- Identify critical business opportunities and meaningful solutions to drive growth and improve performance in your pharmacy and work toward successfully implementing those solutions by leading your team to achieve specified goals
- Adapt to change and adjust plans to thrive in a dynamic community healthcare setting
- 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
- Apply acquired knowledge to help drive healthy outcomes and differentiate CVS from competitors
Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities:
Customer Service
- Greet each customer in a courteous and professional manner both in-store and at the drive thru window
- Assist all pharmacy and front store customers with their questions and concerns
- Answer telephone with a warm and friendly greeting
- Request additional help and work with others to find solutions when needed to maximize customer satisfaction
- Remove obstacles to make customers’ experiences easier when possible
- Perform approved register transactions including cash, check and charge, bagging merchandise upon completion of sale
- Engage with customers and seek ways to create heartfelt, personalized moments during their visits
Regulatory
- Maintain customer/patient confidentiality according to HIPAA and company standards
- Communicate with customer/patient while protecting their confidential drug information
- Comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations
- Comply with all CVS policy and standard operations procedures (SOPs) at all times
- Meet requirements for state and federal licensure within an appropriate timeframe
Pharmacy Operations
- Adhere to CVS workflow and ensure standards are maintained at all times
- Process prescriptions including translation of SIG codes, product selection, counting and measuring drugs, capping, and uncapping vials and bottles; labeling all prescriptions
- Resolve third party rejections and complete any manual claim forms
- Perform all prescription pick-up procedures, in adherence of CVS policy and procedures
- Access, input and retrieve any necessary information to/from the workstation
- Maintain in-stock by ensuring all inventory management policies and procedures are followed utilizing appropriate report(s) to maintain replenishment as needed
- Assist with putting away drug orders (except Clls) as permitted by law
- Deliver additional health care services as allowable by state regulation, individual certification, and as directed by pharmacy leadership team, including but not limited to point-of-care and/or swab-and-send testing, immunization preparation and/or delivery, etc.
- Support supervising pharmacist in furtherance of dispensing drugs, reviewing prescriptions, and monitoring compliance.
Counseling under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist:
- Offer to counsel and direct customer to pharmacist if necessary
- Field any medical questions when appropriate
- Communicate and interact with all healthcare professionals to provide optimal care
- When applicable, solicit information on a customer’s medical history to give appropriate medical advice
- Practice and develop duties performed by pharmacists according to law
Leadership
- Communicate with Field Management and Corporate as needed
- Participate in all required store operational meetings
- Support maintaining a clean, organized, and professional pharmacy department, according to CVS standards
- Support scheduling activities according to the needs of the business and workflow model
- Coordinate/implement the training and development of Pharmacy Support Staff
- Recognize others and celebrate success
- Complete all required training programs
Education
Required
- High School Diploma or General Equivalent Development (GED)
- Doctorate (PharmD) or equivalent Pharmacist degree from a Non-US accredited school of pharmacy
- Other License(s): active Pharmacy Intern license in state where district is located
Preferred
- Other Certification(s): Eligibility to immunize
Prior Relevant Work Experience:
Required – 0 to 3 years
Preferred – 3 to 5 years
Essential Qualifications, Essential Functions & Preferred Qualifications:
Essential Qualifications and Functions:
- Foreign Graduate from a Non-US Accredited college or school of pharmacy prior to beginning Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduate Training Program at CVS
- Pharmacist licensure in the state in which the position is based within 120 days of completion of US Intern hours. Failure to complete required US Intern hours within 18 months or obtain Pharmacist licensure as prescribed will result in the colleague being removed from role and separation of employment.
- Strong communication and presentation skills
Skill In:
- Results Orientation
- Colleague Engagement
- Active Listening
- Customer and Community Engagement
- Consumer Behavior
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Patient Counseling
- Emotional Intelligence
- Time Management
- Digital Literacy
Ability To:
- Have regular and predictable attendance including nights and weekends
- Complete any additional tasks as directed by supervisor or manager
- Complete all required training and obtain required licensure (if applicable) within guidelines
- Lift and exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force regularly to move objects to and from, including overhead lifting
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Once state regulations are met, Non-US Accredited Foreign Graduates are expected to immunize as this is an essential pharmacist function
Our diverse work experience empowers colleagues for career success. In addition to skill and experience, we attract and retain colleagues whose beliefs and behaviors are in alignment with our core values of collaboration, innovation, caring, integrity and accountability.
CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Gender/Race/Ethnicity/Disability/Protected Veteran – we highly value and are committed to all forms of diversity in the workplace. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is the Law Poster: EEO IS THE LAW and EEO IS THE LAW SUPPLEMENT. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance to apply for or perform this job, please contact our Advice and Counsel Reasonable Accommodations team at AdviceCounsel@cvshealth.com.
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$30.00 - $42.00
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. We await your fresh ideas, new perspectives, and the unique contributions you will make to our organization.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/25/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding E-3 Visa Sponsorship as a Pharmacy Intern
Confirm your pharmacy credentials transfer
U.S. pharmacy intern positions typically require enrollment in or graduation from an ACPE-accredited program. Get your Australian pharmacy degree assessed for equivalency before applying, as employers need confirmation your education meets the specialty occupation threshold for E-3 purposes.
Target health systems with E-3 filing history
Large hospital networks and integrated health systems file LCAs regularly and have HR teams familiar with E-3 paperwork. Seek out pharmacy intern programs at academic medical centers, where international hiring is more common than at independent retail pharmacies.
Search for E-3 pharmacy sponsorship on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters pharmacy intern roles by E-3 sponsorship readiness, saving you from applying to employers who won't support the visa. Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork once you have an offer.
Clarify intern licensing requirements by state
Each U.S. state issues its own pharmacy intern license, and your employer will need your state license number before the LCA can be certified. Research your target state's Board of Pharmacy requirements early, as some states require FPGEC certification for foreign graduates.
Negotiate your start date around LCA processing
The DOL typically certifies an LCA within seven business days, but your employer needs to post the LCA at the worksite for ten consecutive business days before filing. Factor at least three weeks between your signed offer and your proposed start date.
Prepare your specialty occupation documentation carefully
Your offer letter must describe duties that require a pharmacy degree specifically, not just a bachelor's degree in any field. Generic intern job descriptions often fail this test, so ask your employer to tailor the letter to the clinical and pharmaceutical knowledge your role demands.
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Find Pharmacy Intern JobsPharmacy Intern E-3 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find pharmacy intern jobs that offer E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the recommended way to search. It surfaces pharmacy intern roles from employers with active E-3 and LCA filing history, so you're targeting companies that already understand the sponsorship process. Filtering by E-3 sponsorship readiness saves significant time compared to applying broadly and asking each employer whether they sponsor.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a pharmacy intern role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
Yes, provided the position genuinely requires a bachelor's degree in pharmacy or a directly related field. The key is that the degree requirement must be specific to the role, not simply preferred. If the job description accepts any bachelor's degree, it may not satisfy the E-3 specialty occupation standard, and your employer should tighten the language before filing the LCA with the DOL.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for pharmacy intern roles?
The E-3 is significantly more practical for Australians in pharmacy. There's no lottery, so you can target any fiscal year start date rather than waiting on a random selection. The E-3 also renews indefinitely in two-year increments, which matters for pharmacy interns who may transition to full pharmacist roles over several years. The H-1B requires lottery selection and has an annual cap of 85,000, creating real uncertainty the E-3 avoids entirely.
Can I transfer my E-3 if I move from a pharmacy intern role to a staff pharmacist position?
Yes, but the change in job title and duties requires a new LCA certified by the DOL and a new visa application. If you're already in the U.S. on E-3 status, you can start working for the new employer once the new LCA is certified and the employer has completed a new I-129 petition or you've obtained a new E-3 visa stamp at a consulate. Plan the transition timeline carefully to avoid any gap in authorized employment.
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