Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Fullerton, CA

5d • $19 - $29 • Onsite

About The Position

CVS Health Pharmacy Technicians support the pharmacy team 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 and pharmacy workflow practices, communicate effectively, and contribute to a safe, inclusive team culture.

Technicians complete company training and meet applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Until those requirements are satisfied, the Pharmacy Manager may restrict certain duties. Depending on state law and required training, technicians may also support immunizations, point-of-care testing, and offsite clinics. Where permitted, immunizer duties may include preparing and administering vaccines, educating patients and referring clinical questions to the pharmacist, monitoring and reporting adverse reactions, documenting patient information, and managing vaccine supplies.

Requirements

• Comply with applicable state board of pharmacy requirements and laws governing pharmacy practice, including age, education, and licensure or certification requirements.
• If state pharmacy rules do not set a minimum age, be at least 16 years old.
• If state pharmacy rules do not set a minimum education requirement, have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be actively enrolled in high school or a high school equivalency program.
• Complete required company training within the designated timeframe.
• Concentrate on tasks, shift quickly between tasks, and confirm prescription information and label accuracy to help ensure patient safety.
• Help people in a friendly manner, recognize patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Use verbal and written communication with patients and colleagues, including active listening and asking questions as appropriate.
• Use mathematics to solve problems such as calculating tablet quantities, days’ supply, and bottle quantities for prescriptions.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and choose an appropriate course of action.
• Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods; lift, scan, and bag items; reach overhead and in multiple directions; perform repetitive finger movements; adjust machines precisely; stoop and bend to move items; and perform close-vision tasks such as transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and inspecting small parts.
• Occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently exert negligible force to move objects.
• Communicate detailed or important spoken instructions accurately and receive detailed information through oral communication.

Nice To Haves

• One to three 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 caring, personalized service to patients at pick-up, drive-thru, and by phone; offer immunizations and other services; and resolve or escalate patient concerns.
• Perform 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 build 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 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 staffing offsite clinics, when legally permitted and supported by required training and certification.
• Where permitted, complete additional licensure and training to obtain Technician Immunizer status and support vaccine preparation and administration.
• Educate patients about the importance of vaccines and refer vaccine questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty.
• Monitor for and respond to adverse reactions, and report events according to public health requirements.
• Review and collect patient information, and track and document information for applicable patients.
• Monitor and manage vaccine supplies.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• 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, depending on hours worked and eligibility

What This Job Offers

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