Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Hattiesburg, MS

1d • $16 - $24

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians help deliver compassionate patient care in a retail pharmacy setting. They support the prompt, safe, and accurate filling of prescriptions while providing customer service, maintaining patient confidentiality, demonstrating ethical conduct, and complying with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The role involves managing assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks and helping ensure medication needs and regulatory requirements are met.

New Pharmacy Technicians must complete CVS Pharmacy’s training program and satisfy applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Duties may be restricted by a manager until these requirements are met. Technicians can continue developing clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge through available tools and training. This position is part-time, with 29 anticipated weekly hours.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Meet licensure requirements, which vary by state.
• Concentrate on tasks over time without being distracted.
• Demonstrate customer service orientation, including looking for ways to help people in a friendly manner and responding appropriately to customer reactions.
• Use verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues, and listen actively.
• Use mathematical reasoning to solve problems such as calculating a prescription’s days’ supply.
• Recognize problems or potential problems and choose an appropriate course of action in complex situations.
• Meet the physical demands of the position, including standing and walking for sustained periods, frequent hand and finger use, reaching, bending and stooping, and communicating and receiving spoken instructions.
• Have close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visually inspecting small parts.
• Occasionally lift or exert up to 30 pounds and frequently exert up to 10 pounds of force.

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.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to support the prompt, safe, and accurate filling of patient prescriptions.
• Provide caring service to patients and customers and respond appropriately to their needs.
• Help ensure medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and demonstrate ethical conduct.
• Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and applicable registration, licensing, and certification requirements.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being

What This Job Offers

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