Pharmacy Technician

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The Pharmacy Technician role at CVS Central Fill pharmacies involves managing activities related to the production of central fill prescriptions, shipping, inventory management, and other functions required for pharmacy operations.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently and accurately complete production activities in a prioritized fashion within a multistep pharmacy workflow
• Manage inventory and exceptions for orders in the automation system
• Count, fill, and label prescription vials and bulk prescription items
• Stage and sort orders for the next appropriate workflow step
• Make outbound calls as needed for exception resolution
• Complete shipping activities, including packaging orders for shipping and processing orders via shipping systems
• Evaluate and adjust automated inventory forecasts to maintain an inventory level that will support a variable volume
• Accept, check in, and put up daily and weekly deliveries
• Monitor and order store supplies via multiple platforms
• Process returns of expired and damaged medications
• Execute daily, weekly, and monthly automation cleaning and maintenance
• Review and file reporting as needed to monitor and optimize production and shipping

Requirements

• Equivalent Experience - Required
• High School Diploma or General Equivalent Development (GED) - Required
• 0 to 3 years of prior relevant work experience - Required
• Multi-task and work efficiently while maintaining accuracy
• Understand and manage orders within a multistep pharmacy workflow
• Ability to utilize basic functions of Microsoft Office, including Teams, Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Understand and use pharmacy terminology
• Master the use of prescription processing
• Use complex pharmacy automation equipment to produce orders
• Effectively communicate with stores and vendors via phone
• Understand and work in compliance with appropriate pharmacy rules and regulations
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive data, including protected health information
• Flexible availability to work various shift times
• Must be at least 16 years of age
• Pharmacy Technician certification or license, as required by state Board of Pharmacy, to work as a pharmacy technician

Physical Demands

• Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for moving from one work area to another
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand or arm
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist
• Stooping to a considerable degree and requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits
• Eligible for dental, vision, wellness resources, employee discounts, access to certain voluntary benefits, and other programs