Pharmacy Technician

About the Role

CVS Health is committed to increasing patient access to care, lowering costs, and improving the quality of care. Pharmacy Technicians are integral to this mission, delivering compassionate care to millions of patients daily and upholding the company's core values of Accountability, Caring, Collaboration, Innovation, and Integrity. This role offers an opportunity to work in a leading retail pharmacy environment, positively impacting the health and lives of others while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met for patients.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Manage all assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks.
• Promptly, safely, and accurately fill patient prescriptions.
• Provide caring service that exceeds customer expectations.
• Complete an extensive CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program upon hiring (for new technicians).
• Satisfy all registration, licensing, and certification requirements according to the State's Board of Pharmacy guidelines.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Licensure requirements vary by state.
• Attention and Focus: Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without distraction.
• Customer Service Orientation: Actively look for ways to help people in a friendly manner, notice and understand customer reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Communication Skills: Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues; actively listen and ask questions as appropriate.
• Mathematical Reasoning: Ability to use math to solve problems, such as calculating the day's supply of a prescription.
• Problem Resolution: Ability to judge when something is wrong or likely to go wrong; recognize problems and choose the best course of action.

Physical Demands

• Remaining upright on the feet for sustained periods.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
• Working primarily with fingers.
• Extending hands and arms.
• Bending body downward and forward.
• Stooping to a considerable degree.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds and receiving detailed information through oral communication.
• Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity for activities such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visual inspection.
• Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs.
• Exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (Preferred but Not Required).
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• PTCB National Certification.

Note: In select markets, collective bargaining agreement rules regarding the Pharmacy Technician may apply.

Note: This position may require full vaccination against COVID-19, where allowable by law, unless an approved accommodation is granted.