Pharmacy Technician

About the Role

CVS Health is dedicated to creating a connected, convenient, and compassionate health experience for individuals. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will play a vital role in delivering compassionate care to millions of patients daily and helping them on their path to better health. This position offers an opportunity to work in a leading retail pharmacy company, upholding the highest professional and ethical standards, and ensuring 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 and satisfy all registration, licensing, and certification requirements according to your State’s Board of Pharmacy guidelines.
• Initially, pharmacy technician duties will be restricted until all necessary requirements are completed.
• Expand clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge and expertise by leveraging available tools and training.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Licensure requirements vary by state.
• Attention and Focus: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• 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 to interact with customers and colleagues, including actively listening.
• Mathematical Reasoning: The 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, and choose the best course of action when faced with complex situations.

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 in any direction.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist.
• Stooping to a considerable degree.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels and receiving detailed information through oral communication.
• Close visual acuity for activities such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visual inspection.
• Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs.

Qualifications

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

Hours & Pay

• Anticipated Weekly Hours: 40
• Time Type: Full time
• Typical Pay Range: $19.00 - $29.00 per hour. Actual salary offer depends on experience, education, geography, and other relevant factors.

Benefits

This full-time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings options.
• Wellness programs.
• Other resources (based on eligibility).