Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health

Redwood City, CAFresher52m agovia LinkedIn

About the Role

Pharmacy Technicians are at the forefront of our purpose, delivering compassionate care to our millions of patients every day. This role positively impacts the lives and health of others in a leading retail pharmacy company. You will work in an environment where the highest professional and ethical standards are maintained, with full compliance with all Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations.

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 assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to support the team's ability to promptly, safely, and accurately fill patient prescriptions.
  • Provide caring service that exceeds customer expectations.
  • Complete an extensive CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program.
  • Satisfy all registration, licensing, and certification requirements according to your State's Board of Pharmacy guidelines.
  • Duties may be restricted initially until all necessary requirements are met.
  • Opportunity to build clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge and expertise.

Requirements & Tech Stack

  • 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 customers' reactions and respond appropriately.
  • Communication Skills: Use and understand verbal and written communication; actively listen and not interrupt at inappropriate times.
  • Mathematical Reasoning: Ability to use math to solve problems (e.g., calculating day's supply of a prescription).
  • Problem Resolution: Judge when something is wrong or likely to go wrong; recognize problems and choose the best course of action in complex situations.
  • Physical Demands:
  • Remaining upright on feet for sustained periods.
  • Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks.
  • Working primarily with fingers (picking, pinching, typing).
  • Extending hands and arms.
  • Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
  • Stooping to a considerable degree.
  • Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word.
  • Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels.
  • Receiving detailed information through oral communication.
  • Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity for activities such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visual inspection of small parts.
  • Lifting: Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

Qualifications

  • Must be at least 16 years of age.
  • Licensure requirements vary by state.
  • High School Diploma or equivalent (preferred but not required).
  • PTCB National Certification (preferred).
  • Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting (preferred).
  • Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician (preferred).

Other Information

  • Anticipated Weekly Hours: 30
  • Time Type: Full time
  • Typical Pay Range: $20.30 - $20.30 per hour.
  • In select markets, collective bargaining agreement rules regarding the Pharmacy Technician would apply.
  • This position may require you to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including booster shots), where allowable under the law, unless approved for a reasonable accommodation.
  • Application window closes on 12/26/2026.

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