Pharmacy Technician

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At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose‑driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate.

Job Purpose and Summary

We help people navigate the health care system, improve access, lower costs and become a trusted partner. In our retail locations, Pharmacy Technicians play a critical role in supporting our pharmacy teams to consistently deliver on our brand promise.

As a Technician, you will support the pharmacy team in delivering operational and service excellence. You are often the first point of contact to assist patients and customers, ensuring prescriptions are filled promptly, safely and accurately, while providing caring service that exceeds expectations. You will apply SOPs, best practices and effective communication throughout your shifts.

New Technicians complete a rigorous training program and meet all registration, licensing, and certification requirements. Until certification is complete duties may be restricted by the Pharmacy Manager.

Key responsibilities include:

• Living our purpose by following all company SOPs at each workstation.
• Following pharmacy workflow procedures at each workstation (production, pick‑up, drive‑thru, drop‑off).
• Contributing to positive patient experiences by showing empathy, offering immunizations and other services, and solving or escalating patient problems.
• Completing basic inventory activities such as accurate medication deliveries, cycle counts, returns‑to‑stocks and waiting‑bin inventories.
• Engaging in a high‑performing team, seeking growth and expanding clinical and technical knowledge.
• Remaining flexible for scheduling and business needs, including voluntary travel to other stores.
• Complying with all relevant federal, state, and local laws and CVS policies to ensure patient safety and privacy.
• Delivering additional patient health care services such as immunizations, point‑of‑care testing, and optionally staffing off‑site clinics when authorized.

When permissible, the Technician may support immunizations, which includes:

• Completing additional licensure and training to obtain Technician Immunizer status.
• Educating patients about vaccine importance and referring questions to the on‑duty Pharmacist.
• Monitoring and responding to adverse reactions, reporting per public health requirements.
• Collecting, reviewing, and documenting patient information for each vaccination.
• Monitoring and managing vaccine supplies.

Required Qualifications

• Must comply with any state board of pharmacy requirements concerning age, education, and licensure/certification.
• If the state board does not set a minimum age, you must be at least 16 years old.
• If no minimum educational requirement is set, you must have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be actively enrolled in a high school or equivalency program.
• State‑level licensure and national certification vary by state.

Essential Functions

• Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends.
• Ability to complete required training in the designated timeframe.
• Attention and focus: concentrate on tasks, pivot quickly, confirm prescription information and label accuracy.
• Customer service and team orientation: help people friendly, respond to patient reactions.
• Communication skills: verbal and written, active listening, clear instructions.
• Mathematical reasoning: compute dosage, quantity and bottle counts.
• Problem resolution: identify challenging interactions and select appropriate resolution.
• Physical demands: mobile, lift up to 20 lbs (occasionally), reach overhead, use fingers, accurate machine operation, stooped posture, close visual acuity, etc.
• Any additional tasks as directed by Supervisor or Manager.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Anticipated Weekly Hours

25

Time Type

Part time

Pay Range

$16.00 - $27.00 per hour. The actual base salary will depend on experience, education, geography and other factors.

Benefits

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits. In addition to competitive wages, our benefits include affordable medical plans, a 401(k) with matching, an employee stock purchase plan, no‑cost wellness programs, paid time off, flexible schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and more.

We anticipate the application window will close on: 02/09/2026.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

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