Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Brooklyn, NY

3d

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians help meet patients’ medication needs and support regulatory compliance while delivering compassionate customer service. They manage assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to help the team fill prescriptions promptly, safely, and accurately, maintain patient confidentiality, and follow professional and ethical standards as well as applicable federal, state, and local laws. New technicians must complete CVS’s Pharmacy Technician Training Program and satisfy applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Duties may initially be restricted by a manager until those requirements are met. Technicians can then continue building their clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge through available tools and training. This role may be subject to collective bargaining agreement rules in select markets and, depending on role and location, may require COVID-19 vaccination where allowed by law, subject to reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Licensure 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, including active listening.
• Mathematical reasoning, such as calculating a prescription’s days’ supply.
• Problem-resolution skills, including identifying problems and choosing an appropriate course of action.
• Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including sustained standing and walking, fine finger and hand movements, reaching, bending, stooping, spoken communication, hearing, close visual acuity, and occasional lifting or exertion of up to 30 pounds.

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.
• Help ensure patients’ medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Provide caring service to patients and customers and work to exceed customer expectations.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and demonstrate ethical conduct.
• Complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program if new to the role.
• Meet applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements.
• Build clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge through 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.
• Other programs supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being, subject to hours worked and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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