Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Chatham, NJ

14d • $18 - $28

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians support the pharmacy team in promptly, safely, and accurately filling patient prescriptions while providing compassionate service to patients and customers. The role operates in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment and contributes to meeting medication needs and regulatory compliance standards. Technicians are expected to maintain ethical conduct and patient confidentiality and comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

New technicians must complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and meet registration, licensing, and certification requirements established by their State Board of Pharmacy. A manager may initially restrict a new technician’s duties until those requirements are satisfied. As technicians gain qualifications and experience, they can build clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge through available training and tools. Duties and requirements may vary by role, location, and applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Meet applicable state licensure requirements; requirements vary by state.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks over time without distraction.
• Customer service orientation, including identifying ways to help people, responding in a friendly manner, and appropriately responding to customer reactions.
• Verbal and written communication skills for interacting with customers and colleagues; active listening skills.
• Mathematical reasoning, such as calculating a prescription’s days’ supply.
• Problem-resolution skills, including recognizing actual or potential problems and choosing an appropriate course of action.
• Physical ability to remain upright for sustained periods, move between work areas, perform fine finger-based tasks, extend arms, bend, stoop, and communicate and perceive spoken information.
• Close visual acuity for tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, and visually inspecting small parts.
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds occasionally and exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds frequently, and negligible force constantly.

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 that meets or exceeds 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.

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 supporting colleagues’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being, depending on hours worked and eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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