Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Kansas City, MO

1d • $17 - $25

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians support the pharmacy team in promptly, safely, and accurately filling patient prescriptions while providing caring service to patients and customers. They help meet medication needs and regulatory compliance standards, maintain patient confidentiality, and follow applicable professional and ethical standards and federal, state, and local laws. The role involves managing assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment. New technicians must complete CVS’s Pharmacy Technician Training Program and satisfy applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements; duties may be restricted until those requirements are met. Technicians can continue developing clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge through available training and tools. This role is part-time, with an anticipated 29 hours per week and every-third-weekend availability required. The listed schedule availability is Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., with weekend shift times flexible.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Meet applicable state pharmacy technician licensure requirements; requirements vary by state.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks over time without distraction.
• Customer service orientation, including helping people in a friendly manner and responding appropriately to customer reactions.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with customers and colleagues; active listening skills.
• Mathematical reasoning, including calculating a prescription’s days’ supply.
• Ability to recognize actual or potential problems and choose an appropriate course of action in complex situations.
• Meet the physical demands of the role, including sustained standing, walking between work areas, finger dexterity, reaching, bending, stooping, spoken communication and listening, close visual acuity, and occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds.
• Able to meet the stated schedule availability, including every third weekend.

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 filling.
• Provide caring service to patients and customers and help exceed customer expectations.
• Help ensure patients’ medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements.
• Use available tools and training to develop clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge.

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, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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