Pharmacy Technician

Job Purpose and Summary

At CVS Health, we are transforming health care for our customers and creating a great workplace. The Pharmacy Technician (Technician) supports our pharmacy teams to deliver operational and service excellence at each retail location.

• Live the purpose by rigorously following all company SOPs at each workstation.
• Follow pharmacy workflow procedures at production, pick‑up, drive‑thru, and drop‑off stations to ensure safe, accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Deliver positive patient experiences by showing empathy, creating personalized moments, and providing immunizations and other services at the register and over the phone.
• Complete required inventory activities – putting away medication deliveries, performing cycle counts and returns‑to‑stock, waiting bin inventories, and related tasks.
• Contribute to a high‑performing team, embrace a growth mindset, accept feedback, and pursue opportunities to expand clinical and technical knowledge.
• Remain flexible for scheduling and business needs, including voluntary travel to other stores in the market.
• Comply with all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, professional standards, and ethical principles, ensuring patient safety, controlled‑substance dispensing, record‑keeping, and privacy protection.
• Deliver additional patient health‑care services – immunizations, point‑of‑care testing, and voluntary off‑site clinic staffing – within legal and training limits.

• Complete additional licensure and training to obtain Technician Immunizer status for vaccine preparation and administration.
• Educate patients about vaccine importance and refer questions to the pharmacist‑on‑duty.
• Monitor adverse reactions and report events per public health requirements.
• Collect and document patient information for vaccine tracking.
• Manage and monitor vaccine supplies.

• Meet state board of pharmacy requirements or laws – generally qualified to be at least 16 years old, high‑school diploma or equivalent, or currently enrolled in an eligible program.
• State‑level licensure and national certification, varying by state.

• Regular attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Complete required training within the designated timeframe.
• Strong attention to detail: focus on tasks, quick task pivoting, prescription verification, and label accuracy.
• Excellent customer service and teamwork, actively helping patients and colleagues in a friendly manner.
• Robust communication skills: verbal, written, active listening, and appropriate questioning.
• Solve problems: identify challenging interactions, evaluate options, and select optimal solutions.
• Physical demands: mobility, lifting items up to 20 lbs, reaching overhead, repetitive finger movements, precise machine adjustments, and clear vision needed for detailed tasks.
• Additional tasks as directed by Supervisor or Manager.

• 1–3 years experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
• Experience in pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service settings.
• Willingness to work in the home store and across the market.

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Part time

$16.00 – $24.00 per hour (base hourly rate).

• Medical plan options.
• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• No‑cost wellness programs (screenings, tobacco cessation, weight‑management).
• Psychological counseling and financial coaching.
• Paid time off, flexible scheduling, family leave, dependent care resources.