Pharmacy Technician

A Brief Overview
Assists in ensuring that medication needs and regulatory compliance standards for patients are met. Responsible for managing pharmacy workstations and tasks to support the team’s ability to fill patient prescriptions promptly, safely, and accurately all while providing caring service that exceeds customer expectations.

What you will do

• Operates production, pick-up, drive-thru, and drop-off workstations for safe and accurate prescription fulfillment.
• Handles warehouse and vendor drug deliveries, completing cycle counts, returns-to-stock and waiting bin inventories to be in accordance with company policies and procedures as permitted by law and as directed by the pharmacy leadership team.
• Initiates preparation and administration of vaccines to patients to ensure safe services are provided.
• Monitors and responds to adverse reactions and reports adverse reaction events to comply with public health requirements.
• Provides education to patients about vaccines, medications and other services/products and answers questions to obtain informed consent.
• Gathers patient information to tracking and document relevant medical information for each patient.
• Conducts routine inventory assessments to monitor and manage vaccine, medication, and related product supplies.
• Ensures timely completion of outbound patient care calls as directed by pharmacy leadership team and/or workstation assignments and queues.

For this role you will need Minimum Requirements

• Basic awareness of problem solving and decision making skills
• 0-2 years work experience

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Salary Range
The typical salary range for this role is:
Min Salary- $16.00
Max Salary- $20.00
Please keep in mind that this range represents the salary range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.
Business Overview
Bring your heart to CVS Health
Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.
We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.
CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.Responsibilities:
- Assist pharmacists in medication preparation and dispensing
- Provide excellent patient service by answering inquiries and resolving issues
- Maintain accurate patient records and ensure confidentiality of information
- Utilize medical terminology and knowledge of medications to effectively communicate with healthcare professionals
- Follow aseptic technique and maintain cleanliness in the pharmacy area
- Collaborate with healthcare teams to provide optimal patient care

Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Completion of a Pharmacy Technician program or equivalent experience
- Certification as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) is preferred
- Strong knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical calculations
- Experience in an acute care or critical care setting is highly desirable
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $24.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Prescription drug insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Store discount
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Outpatient

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Ladson, SC 29456: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person