Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health

Pharmacy Technician supporting CVS Health pharmacy operations in various locations, ensuring exceptional service and efficient prescription management.

Posted 5/19/2026part-timeBirmingham • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $16 - $24 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the pharmacy team in delivering operational and service excellence within your store
Assist the pharmacy team to ensure that pharmacy operations run smoothly, our patients’ prescriptions are filled promptly, safely, and accurately
Provide caring service that exceeds patient expectations
Operate as part of the pharmacy team through consistent application of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), best practices, and effective communication
Complete a rigorous company training program and satisfy all registration, licensing, and certification requirements according to their State’s Board of Pharmacy guidelines
Comply with CVS policies and procedures to ensure patient safety, compliance with controlled substance dispensing and recordkeeping, and to protect patient privacy and security
Complete additional patient health care services (e.g., immunizations, point-of-care testing, and voluntarily staffing offsite clinics) where allowable by law and supported by required training and certification

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must comply with any state board of pharmacy requirements or laws governing the practice of pharmacy, which includes but is not limited to, age, education, and licensure/certification
If the state board of pharmacy does not address or mandate a minimum age requirement, must be at least 16 years of age
If the state board of pharmacy does not address or mandate a minimum educational requirement, must have a high school diploma or equivalent, or be actively enrolled in high school or high school equivalency program
Regular and predictable attendance, including nights and weekends
Ability to complete required training within designated timeframe
Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time
Ability to pivot quickly from one task to another to meet patient and business needs
Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner
Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
Ability to use math to solve a problem, such as determining the total number of tablets to dispense, day’s supply, and/or number of full bottles and additional bottles needed to fill a prescription
Identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action when faced multiple options
Be mobile and remain upright for extended periods of time
Lift, scan, and bag items
Reach overhead; stretch or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs to grasp items
Move fingers repetitively; picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm

Benefits

Comp & perks

dental
vision
wellness resources
employee discounts
access to certain voluntary benefits
other programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

pharmacy operationsprescription fillingimmunizationspoint-of-care testingrecordkeepingmath skillstask concentrationproblem solvingSOPspatient health care services

Soft Skills

communicationteamworkcustomer serviceadaptabilityattention to detailfriendly demeanorconflict resolutionmobilitytime managementpredictable attendance

Certifications

pharmacy technician certificationstate board of pharmacy registration