Pharmacy Technician Jobs in San Jose, AZ

About The Position

Requirements

• Comply with applicable state board of pharmacy requirements and laws, including age, education, and licensure or certification requirements.
• If the state board does not set a minimum age, be at least 16 years old.
• If the state board does 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 training within the designated timeframe.
• Concentrate on tasks and pivot quickly between tasks to meet patient and business needs.
• Confirm prescription information and label accuracy to support patient safety.
• Help people in a friendly manner, understand patient reactions, and respond appropriately.
• Use verbal and written communication effectively with patients and colleagues, including active listening.
• Use mathematics to determine quantities, days' supply, and bottle counts for prescriptions.
• Identify challenging patient or colleague interactions and select an appropriate course of action.
• Meet the role's physical demands, including remaining upright for extended periods; lifting, scanning, and bagging items; reaching, repetitive finger movements, precise machine adjustments, stooping, and close visual work.
• Occasionally lift or exert up to 20 pounds, frequently lift or exert up to 10 pounds, and consistently move objects requiring negligible force.
• Accurately convey detailed spoken instructions 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 at the home store and other market locations to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Follow company standard operating procedures at pharmacy workstations to support pharmacists in managing and improving patient health.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures for production, pickup, drive-thru, and drop-off to support safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Provide compassionate, personalized service to patients at pickup, drive-thru, and over the phone; offer immunizations and other services; and resolve or escalate patient concerns.
• Complete permitted inventory activities, including putting away medication deliveries, cycle counts, returns-to-stock, and waiting-bin inventories.
• Contribute to a high-performing team, receive feedback, and seek opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge.
• Remain flexible to scheduling and business needs and travel to other stores in the market for shifts when needed.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, professional standards, ethical principles, and CVS policies, including requirements for patient safety, controlled-substance dispensing and recordkeeping, and patient privacy and security.
• Deliver additional patient health services, such as immunizations and point-of-care testing, and voluntarily staff offsite clinics where allowed and appropriately trained and certified.
• Where permissible, complete immunizer licensure and training requirements; educate patients about vaccines and refer vaccination questions to the Pharmacist-on-duty.
• Where permissible, monitor for and respond to vaccine adverse reactions, report events as required, review and collect patient information, document applicable patient records, and manage vaccine supplies.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends, and complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Perform other 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