Pharmacy Technician

About the role

Pharmacy Technicians are at the forefront of our purpose, delivering compassionate care to millions of patients every day. 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. Pharmacy Technicians take important steps to ensure all medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met for our patients, demonstrating ethical conduct and maintaining patient confidentiality at all times. Success in this role includes managing all assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to support the team’s ability to promptly, safely, and accurately fill patient prescriptions while providing caring service that exceeds customer expectations.

As a new Pharmacy Technician, you are required to 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. Your duties will be restricted by your manager at first until you complete all necessary requirements. Once you satisfy all requirements and expand your Pharmacy Technician duties, you have the opportunity to continue building your clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge and expertise by leveraging available tools and training to build your pharmacy career.

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

Required Qualifications

• 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; actively listen by giving full attention, taking time to understand points made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to use math to solve problems, such as calculating day’s supply of a prescription
• Problem Resolution: Able to judge when something is wrong or likely to go wrong; recognize there is a problem; choose 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; 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician
• PTCB National Certification

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred but not required.

Schedule

Part-time position with anticipated weekly hours of 25.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is $17.00 – $27.00 per hour. This pay range represents the base hourly rate for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography, and other relevant factors.

Benefits

This part‑time position is eligible for a range of benefits and programs that support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues. Depending on hours worked and eligibility, benefits include dental, vision, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.