Pharmacy Technician

About the Role

Pharmacy Technicians are at the forefront of our purpose as they deliver compassionate care to our millions of patients every day. This position provides individuals with an opportunity to work in a leading retail pharmacy company and in a role that positively impacts the lives and health of others. You will work in an environment where the highest professional and ethical standards are maintained as well as 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 all 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.
• As a new Pharmacy Technician, you are required to complete an extensive CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program.
• Satisfy all registration, licensing and certification requirements according to your State’s Board of Pharmacy guidelines.
• Your duties will be restricted by your manager at first until you complete all necessary requirements.
• Once you satisfy all requirements and expand your duties, you have the opportunity to continue to build your 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, and do so 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; Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to use math to solve a problem, such as calculating day’s supply of a prescription.
• Problem Resolution: Is able to judge when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem; Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options.

Physical Demands

• Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm.
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
• Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication.
• Visual Acuity: Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts.
• 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

• 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)

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

Note: As a new Pharmacy Technician, you are required to complete an extensive CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program.

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