Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Mount Pleasant, SC

1d • $16 - $24 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians support pharmacy operations and service excellence in retail locations. They are often the first point of contact for patients and customers, helping ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately while delivering caring service. Technicians follow pharmacy workflows, company standard operating procedures, best practices, and effective communication practices, and help foster a safe, inclusive environment.

Technicians must complete the company training program and satisfy applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Until those requirements are complete, the Pharmacy Manager may restrict their duties. Where permitted by law and supported by required training and certification, technicians may also provide services such as immunizations and point-of-care testing, or staff offsite clinics. In states where Technician Immunizer status is permitted, additional duties may include vaccine preparation and administration, patient education and referrals, adverse-reaction monitoring and reporting, patient-information documentation, and vaccine supply management.

This is a part-time position with anticipated weekly hours of 29. The typical pay range is $16.00–$24.00 per hour; the actual offer depends on factors including experience, education, and geography.

Requirements

• Comply with applicable state Board of Pharmacy requirements and laws governing pharmacy practice, including age, education, and licensure or certification requirements.
• If state requirements do not specify a minimum age, be at least 16 years old.
• If state requirements do not specify a minimum education level, have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be actively enrolled in high school or a high school equivalency program.
• Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Concentrate on tasks, shift quickly between tasks, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Provide friendly assistance, understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Use verbal and written communication effectively with patients and colleagues, including active listening.
• Apply basic mathematical reasoning to tasks such as calculating tablet quantities, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Meet physical demands that include remaining mobile and upright for extended periods; lifting, scanning, and bagging items; reaching, stretching, and stooping; repetitive finger movements; precision control of machines; and close visual acuity for tasks such as transcription and inspection.
• Occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently exert negligible force to move objects.
• Accurately express and exchange detailed information verbally and receive detailed information through oral communication.

Nice To Haves

• One to three years of previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting.
• Ability to work in the home store and at other locations across the market to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Follow company standard operating procedures at each workstation to support pharmacists in managing and improving patient health.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures at production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off workstations to fulfill prescriptions safely and accurately.
• Provide empathetic, personalized service to patients at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and solve or escalate patient concerns.
• Complete basic inventory activities as permitted by law and directed by pharmacy leadership, including putting away medication deliveries, cycle counts, returns-to-stock, and waiting-bin inventories.
• Contribute to a high-performing team, respond constructively to feedback, and seek opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge.
• Remain flexible to meet scheduling and business needs, including voluntarily traveling to other stores in the market for shifts as needed.
• Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS policies and procedures, including requirements related to patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, privacy, and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations and point-of-care testing, and voluntarily staff offsite clinics where allowed by law and supported by required training and certification.
• Where permitted, complete the additional licensure and training requirements for Technician Immunizer status and support vaccine preparation and administration.
• Educate patients about the importance of vaccines and refer vaccination questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty.
• Monitor and respond to adverse reactions and report events as required by public health requirements.
• Review and collect patient information and track and document information for each applicable patient.
• Monitor and manage vaccine supplies.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: High school or GED