Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Painesville, OH

15d • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians support pharmacy teams in delivering operational and service excellence in retail locations. 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 standard operating procedures, pharmacy workflows, best practices, and applicable legal and professional requirements. They must complete the company training program and meet the registration, licensing, and certification requirements of their state. Until those requirements are met, the Pharmacy Manager may restrict their duties.

The role may also include supporting immunizations, point-of-care testing, and offsite clinics when permitted by law and supported by appropriate training and certification. Technician immunizers must complete additional state-required training and licensure, educate patients about vaccines, 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 at other stores in the market as business needs require.

Requirements

• Comply with applicable state Board of Pharmacy requirements and laws governing pharmacy practice, including age, education, and licensure or certification requirements.
• If the state Board of Pharmacy does not specify a minimum age, be at least 16 years old.
• If the state Board of Pharmacy does not specify a minimum education 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; requirements vary by state.
• Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Have regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Be able to concentrate on tasks, shift quickly between tasks, and verify prescription information and label accuracy.
• Demonstrate customer-service and team-orientation skills, including friendly assistance, awareness of patient reactions, and appropriate responses.
• Use verbal and written communication and active listening to interact with patients and colleagues.
• Use mathematics to solve pharmacy-related problems, such as calculating tablet quantities, days’ supply, and bottle quantities.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Meet the stated physical demands, including mobility and extended standing, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, close visual acuity, and lifting or exerting force.
• Be able to convey detailed spoken instructions accurately and receive detailed information through oral communication.

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 help pharmacists manage and improve patient health.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures in production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off areas to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Provide empathetic, personalized service to patients in person, at pick-up and 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, respond constructively to feedback, and seek opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs, including voluntarily traveling to other stores in the market to work shifts as needed.
• Comply with applicable 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.
• Provide additional patient health care services, such as immunizations, point-of-care testing, and staffing offsite clinics, when permitted by law and supported by required training and certification.
• When supporting immunizations, complete additional licensure and training requirements; educate patients about vaccines and refer questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty; monitor for and respond to adverse reactions and report events; review, 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; use attention, communication, customer-service, mathematical-reasoning, and problem-resolution skills to support patients and colleagues.
• Perform the physical activities required by the role, including remaining mobile and upright for extended periods, handling and scanning items, reaching, repetitive finger movements, stooping, close visual work, and lifting or exerting force as described in the posting.
• Perform additional tasks as directed by a supervisor or manager.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Wellness resources
• Employee discounts
• Access to certain voluntary benefits and other programs supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being; eligibility depends on hours worked and other criteria

What This Job Offers

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