Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Tempe, AZ

22h • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health is committed to increasing patient access to care, lowering costs, and improving the quality of care. Pharmacy Technicians are crucial in delivering compassionate care to millions of patients daily, advising on prescriptions, and helping manage chronic and specialty conditions. This role involves working in a leading retail pharmacy environment, upholding the highest professional and ethical standards, and ensuring full compliance with all Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations. Pharmacy Technicians are responsible for ensuring all medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met, demonstrating ethical conduct, and maintaining patient confidentiality. Success in this role requires managing assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to promptly, safely, and accurately fill patient prescriptions while providing excellent customer service. New Pharmacy Technicians must complete an extensive CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and satisfy all state registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Upon completion, there are opportunities to build clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge and expertise.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age
• Licensure requirements vary by state
• The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted (Attention and Focus)
• Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner (Customer Service Orientation)
• Notice and understand customers’ reactions, and respond appropriately (Customer Service Orientation)
• Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with customers and colleagues (Communication Skills)
• Actively listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times (Communication Skills)
• The ability to use math to solve a problem, such as calculating day’s supply of a prescription (Mathematical Reasoning)
• Is able to judge when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; recognizing there is a problem (Problem Resolution)
• Choosing the best course of action when faced with a complex situation with several available options (Problem Resolution)
• Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist
• Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication
• Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts
• Occasional lifting of up to 30 lbs; exerting up to 30 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
• May require full vaccination against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, pregnancy, or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
• Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician
• PTCB National Certification

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate care to millions of patients every day
• Manage all assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks
• Promptly, safely and accurately fill patient prescriptions
• Provide caring service that exceeds customer expectations
• Ensure all medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met for patients
• Demonstrate ethical conduct and maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Complete an extensive CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program
• Satisfy all registration, licensing and certification requirements according to your State’s Board of Pharmacy guidelines
• Build clinical, technical and insurance knowledge and expertise by leveraging available tools and training

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources, based on eligibility

What This Job Offers

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