Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Levittown, NY

15d

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians help patients and customers by supporting the safe, prompt, and accurate filling of prescriptions and providing caring service. They help ensure medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met, maintain patient confidentiality, and work in accordance with professional and ethical standards and applicable laws. The role involves managing assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment. New technicians must complete CVS Pharmacy’s training program and satisfy applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Duties may initially be restricted until those requirements are completed; further training and tools can support continued development of clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Licensure requirements vary by state; satisfy applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks over time without being distracted.
• 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.
• Ability to recognize problems and choose an appropriate course of action in complex situations.
• Ability to meet the physical demands described, including extended standing and walking, finger and hand use, reaching, bending, stooping, oral communication and hearing, close visual acuity, and occasional lifting 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.
• Maintain ethical conduct and patient confidentiality.
• Complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and applicable registration, licensing, and certification requirements.
• Use communication, listening, mathematical reasoning, and problem-resolution skills in pharmacy work.

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
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED