Lead Pharmacy Technician, Back End

LeadingAge Colorado; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Lead Pharmacy Technician in a closed-door pharmacy, where you will play a crucial role in the preparation and dispensation of medications. This full-time position offers a supportive environment, leading a team that directly impacts long-term care, assisted living, and chronic care customers. Be part of a mission-aligned organization committed to improving health care delivery while enjoying competitive pay and extensive benefits.

Benefits

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Tuition assistance programs

Paid time off and flexible work schedules

Comprehensive medical plan options

Qualifications

• Requires state licensing/certification as a pharmacy technician.
• Minimum of one year experience in a pharmacy setting.
• Must demonstrate leadership and training capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the back-end pharmacy technician team.
• Ensure proper medication preparation and order fulfillment.
• Assist in training and evaluating pharmacy technicians.

Skills

Medication Preparation

Team Leadership

Customer Service

Education

Verifiable High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary:

Do you thrive in a leadership role? Or maybe looking to take the next step in career? Join our Omnicare, closed-door pharmacy as a Lead Pharmacy Technician in our Back End department and help us deliver best customer support to our long-term care, assisted living, and chronic care customers.

Day In The Life:

As a Lead Pharmacy Technician, you will work to lead and support the back-end pharmacy technician team by ensuring proper preparation of medications to be dispensed by the pharmacist team. Our back-end team focuses on order fulfillment including packaging and dispensing of medication, reviewing delivery orders and bins for accuracy, and coordinating stock rotations. Additional tasks and responsibilities include:

• Leading and assisting Pre-Pack, Picking, Staging, Automated Dispensing, Purchasing, Inventory, Returns/Credits, and Delivery departments toward their primary objectives
• Providing regular and timely feedback on pharmacy technician performance
• Partnering with pharmacy leaders on team training plans and collaborating with field training teams as needed
• Assisting in orientation, training, and education programs for all controlled substances in accordance with policies, procedures, state, and federal laws

The Team:

Omnicare, a CVS Health Company, provides care to those in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and chronic care settings.
Although Omnicare pharmacies are not open to the public, you'll work amongst great colleagues in a supportive environment aligned with the company's mission, allowing our customers to focus on giving their patients the best care.

Required Qualifications:

• Certification/licensed/registered pharmacy technician or as required by state law
• One (1) or more years of experience as a pharmacy technician or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Skills/Experience, but not Required:

• Prior experience in the long-term care industry
• Prior experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
• PTCB National Certification

Education:

• Verifiable High School Diploma or GED

Anticipated Weekly Hours
40

Time Type
Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$18.50 - $31.72

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 08/31/2025

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