Pharmacy Technician, Front End Full Time

9005 CVS Pharmacy, Inc.; Urbandale (IA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Other resources, based on eligibility

Job summary

Omnicare, a CVS Health Company, is seeking a Front End Pharmacy Technician to join our closed-door pharmacy team. You will perform order entry, assist the dispensing pharmacist, and ensure accurate patient records while delivering courteous customer service to long-term care facilities.

Responsibilities include triaging service requests, verifying dosages, reviewing narcotic Rx timing, and maintaining clear communication with the pharmacist and care teams.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy technician license or registration as required by state law.
• One year of experience as a pharmacy technician.
• Long-term care experience preferred.
• PTCB certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Triaging customer service requests by department, urgency, and information/response required.
• Perform order entry tasks and assist in the medication dispensing process.
• Provide dispensing pharmacist with information regarding allergies and drug interactions, and other flagged items.
• Create and maintain accurate customer records.

Skills

Customer service

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician Certification

Job description

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. Omnicare is a leading provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities nationwide, supporting skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and other institutional care settings. Following the sale of Omnicare by CVS Health, this role will support Omnicare and its continued operations as an independent, standalone organization. Candidates should be aware that this role will not remain within CVS Health following the transaction. The individual hired into this role will be employed by Omnicare and will contribute to shaping the future of our organization during this exciting period of growth and transformation.

Position Summary:

Looking for a career that rewards you? As a Front End Pharmacy Technician with Omnicare, you will not only find rewarding work in your community, but a team focused on providing a supportive and innovative team environment for all members.

Day In The Life:

As a Front End Pharmacy Technician, you will perform order entry tasks and collaborate with other team members in the medication dispensing process at our closed-door pharmacy. Our front-end team is focused on entering in orders, working alongside the pharmacist to ensure accuracy, and providing best in customer service.

Additional tasks and responsibilities include:

• Triaging customer service requests by department, urgency, and information/response required
• Calculating and/or verifying correct dosage based on prescriptions
• Assist in reviewing the narcotic Rx’s are back in timely manner
• Providing dispensing pharmacist with information regarding allergies and drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, and other items that the computer flags
• Creating and maintaining accurate customer records

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in the long‑term care industry
• 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: $17.00 - $28.46. 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.

Benefits:

• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• paid time off
• retirement savings options
• wellness programs
• other resources, based on eligibility

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/30/2026

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

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.