Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Huntington, NY

21d • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians support the pharmacy team in delivering operational and service excellence in a retail store. They are often the first point of contact for patients and customers, helping ensure prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately while providing caring service. Technicians follow company standard operating procedures, pharmacy workflow practices, and applicable laws and professional standards. They complete required company training and satisfy state registration, licensing, and certification requirements; until those requirements are completed, the Pharmacy Manager may restrict their duties.

Technicians may also support additional patient health care services, including immunizations, point-of-care testing, and offsite clinics when allowed by law and supported by required training and certification. Where permissible, Technician Immunizers complete additional training and licensure requirements and may prepare and administer vaccines, educate patients, refer vaccination questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty, monitor and report adverse reactions, document patient information, and manage vaccine supplies.

The position requires regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and flexibility to work shifts at other stores in the market as business needs require. The role involves prolonged standing and mobility, handling and moving items, repetitive finger movements, reaching, stooping, close visual work, and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds. The position is part-time, with 25 anticipated weekly hours. The typical pay range is $19.00–$29.00 per hour; actual pay depends on factors such as experience, education, and geography. Eligible benefits may include dental and vision coverage, wellness resources, employee discounts, and certain voluntary benefits, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

Requirements

• Comply with applicable state board of pharmacy requirements and laws, including any age, education, and licensure or certification requirements.
• If state rules do not specify a minimum age, be at least 16 years old.
• If state rules do not specify a minimum educational requirement, have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be actively enrolled in high school or a high school equivalency program.
• Meet state-level licensure and national certification requirements where applicable.
• Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Demonstrate attention and focus, including concentrating on tasks and shifting quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Demonstrate customer service and team orientation, including proactively helping people, recognizing patient reactions, and responding appropriately.
• Use and understand verbal and written communication with patients and colleagues; actively listen, understand others’ points, ask questions as appropriate, and avoid inappropriate interruptions.
• Use mathematical reasoning for tasks such as calculating quantities to dispense, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Meet physical demands including remaining mobile and upright for extended periods; lifting, scanning, and bagging items; reaching and stretching; repetitive finger movements; precise machine adjustments; stooping and bending; close visual work; and occasional lifting or exertion of up to 20 pounds.
• Communicate detailed or important spoken instructions accurately and receive detailed information through oral communication.
• Have regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 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 patient service at pick-up, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services where appropriate; and resolve 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, receive feedback, and seek opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge.
• Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, including voluntarily traveling to other stores in the market for shifts as needed.
• Comply with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS policies and procedures, including requirements for patient safety, controlled substances, recordkeeping, privacy, and security.
• Deliver additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and offsite clinics, when allowed by law and supported by required training and certification.
• Where permitted and qualified as a Technician Immunizer, complete additional licensure and training; prepare and administer vaccines; educate patients about vaccines and refer questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty; monitor and respond to adverse reactions and report events; collect, track, and document patient information; and monitor and manage vaccine supplies.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Confirm prescription information and label accuracy to support patient safety.
• Perform other tasks as directed by a Supervisor or Manager.

Benefits

• Dental benefits, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Vision benefits, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Wellness resources, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Employee discounts, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Access to certain voluntary benefits, depending on hours worked and eligibility.
• Other programs supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being, subject to eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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