Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Lodi, CA

15d

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians help patients and customers with their medication needs while supporting safe, prompt, and accurate prescription fulfillment. They work in a retail pharmacy environment that upholds professional and ethical standards and complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Technicians maintain patient confidentiality and provide compassionate service that meets or exceeds customer expectations.

New Pharmacy Technicians must complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and satisfy state-specific registration, licensing, and certification requirements. A manager may initially restrict duties until these requirements are met. Technicians can then expand their responsibilities and develop clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge through available tools and training. This is a part-time position with 29 anticipated weekly hours.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Meet applicable state pharmacy technician licensure requirements.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks over time without distraction.
• Customer service orientation, including proactively helping people in a friendly manner and responding appropriately to their reactions.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with customers and colleagues.
• Active listening skills, including giving full attention, understanding others’ points, asking questions as appropriate, and avoiding inappropriate interruptions.
• Mathematical reasoning, such as calculating a prescription’s days’ supply.
• Problem-resolution skills, including recognizing actual or potential problems and choosing an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to remain upright for sustained periods and move about on foot between work areas.
• Ability to use fingers for tasks such as picking, pinching, and typing; extend hands and arms; bend at the waist; and stoop using the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to communicate spoken ideas and detailed instructions accurately and perceive sounds at normal speaking levels, with or without correction.
• Close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and inspecting small parts.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds occasionally and exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, and negligible force constantly.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• PTCB National Certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to support prompt, safe, and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Help ensure patients’ medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Provide caring, customer-focused service to patients and customers.
• Maintain ethical conduct and patient confidentiality.
• Complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements.
• Develop clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge using available tools and training.

Benefits

• Dental benefits, subject to hours worked and eligibility.
• Vision benefits, subject to hours worked and eligibility.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs, subject to hours worked and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed