Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health • Webster, MA

10d • $17 - $27

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. They help ensure medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met, follow professional and ethical standards, comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and maintain patient confidentiality. The role involves managing assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks in a fast-paced retail pharmacy environment.

New Pharmacy Technicians must complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and satisfy applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Duties may be restricted by a manager until those requirements are completed. Technicians can then continue to develop clinical, technical, and insurance knowledge through available tools and training. Licensure requirements vary by state. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• Meet state-specific pharmacy technician licensure requirements.
• Ability to concentrate on tasks without being distracted.
• Customer service orientation, including responding appropriately to customers’ needs and 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.
• Problem-resolution skills, including recognizing problems and choosing an appropriate course of action.
• Physical ability to remain standing and move around the pharmacy; use fingers and hands for tasks such as picking, pinching, and typing; reach, bend, and stoop; communicate and hear spoken information; and perform close-vision tasks.
• Occasionally lift up to 30 pounds, exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.

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.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to support the pharmacy team.
• Help promptly, safely, and accurately fill patient prescriptions.
• Provide caring customer service to patients and customers.
• Help ensure medication needs and regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Maintain ethical conduct and patient confidentiality.
• Complete the CVS Pharmacy Technician Training Program and applicable state registration, licensing, and certification requirements.

Benefits

• Dental benefits.
• Vision benefits.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee discounts.
• Access to certain voluntary benefits.
• 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