Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health; San Luis Obispo (CA); Sur place; USD 21 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical

Dental

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Résumé du poste

CVS Health in California is hiring a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacy teams and ensure patient safety. You will verify prescription information, label accuracy, and assist customers with service in a fast-paced retail setting.

This role requires state board compliance, active certification where required, and strong attention, math, and communication skills. The position offers full-time hours, competitive benefits, and ongoing training in a patient‑centered environment.

Qualifications

• Meet state board requirements and licensure/certification as applicable.
• Must be at least 16 years old if no minimum age is set by state board.
• High school diploma or equivalent or actively enrolled in high school/equivalency program.

Responsabilités

• Regular and predictable attendance, including weekends.
• Complete required training within designated timeframe.
• Verify prescription information and ensure label accuracy for patient safety.
• Assist customers and teammates in a friendly, team-oriented manner.
• Use verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues.
• Perform mathematical calculations for prescriptions, days supply, and bottle counts.
• Identify and resolve patient or colleague issues effectively.

Connaissances

Customer service

Team orientation

Communication skills

Mathematical reasoning

Attention to detail

Time management

Problem solving

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Description du poste

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Job Purpose And Summary

At CVS Health, we are focused on transforming health care for our customers and making our company a great place to work. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. Within our Retail locations, we bring this promise to life with heart every day and our Pharmacy Technicians (Technicians) play a critical role in supporting our pharmacy teams to consistently deliver on our brand promise.

Required Qualifications

• 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
• State-level licensure and national certification requirements vary by state, click here to learn more.

Essential Functions

• Regular and predictable attendance, including weekends
• Ability to complete required training within designated timeframe
• Attention and Focus:
  • 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
  • Ability to confirm prescription information and label accuracy, ensuring patient safety
• Customer Service and Team Orientation:
  • Actively look for ways to help people, and do so in a friendly manner
  • Notice and understand patients’ reactions, and respond appropriately
• Communication Skills:
  • Use and understand verbal and written communication to interact with patients and colleagues
  • Utilize active listening by giving full attention to what others are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
• Mathematical Reasoning:
  • 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
• Problem Resolution:
  • Identifying challenging patient or colleague interactions and choosing the best course of action when faced multiple options
• Physical Demands:
  • 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
  • Extend hand(s) and arm(s) multiple directions to place, move, or lift items
  • Control precision; quickly adjust machines to exact positions
  • Stoop to a considerable degree, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles to move items between low and high positions, including bending spine at the waist
  • Close visual acuity to perform activities such as: transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, reading, visual inspection involving small parts
  • Occasionally lift of up to 20 lbs and/or exert up to 20 lbs of force; Frequently lift of up to 10 lbs and/or exert 10 lbs of force; Consistently lift and/or exert a negligible amount of force to move objects.
  • Express or exchange ideas by means of spoken word where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately
  • Have the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication
• Any additional tasks as directed by Supervisor or Manager

Preferred Qualifications

• 1-3 years previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician
• Previous experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
• Ability to work in the home store, and across the market in other locations, to meet business needs

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The Typical Pay Range For This Role Is

$18.55 - $18.55

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.

Great Benefits For Great People

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• paid time off
• retirement savings options
• wellness programs
• other resources

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/20/2026

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