Specialty Pharmacy Technician

CVS Health; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 23,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

CVS Health in Washington, DC, is hiring a Pharmacy Technician for the CarePlus Specialty Pharmacy team. You will ensure accurate prescription entry and assist with delivery coordination, refills, and order preparation. The role requires DC registration, 1+ year of experience, and a High School diploma.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, PTO, holidays, and retirement options. Schedule is 9:30am–6:00pm, full-time.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as a pharmacy technician or clinically-based customer service.
• Active DC Board of Pharmacy registration is required.
• High School diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Enter prescription information accurately and verify fillings.
• Contact patients to arrange delivery or pickup.
• Perform refill reminder calls and process orders for delivery or pickup.
• Fill medication orders and pack/ship to patients via carriers.
• Maintain and manage pharmacy inventory.
• Assist walk-in customers and handle cash register transactions.

Skills

Pharmacy technician experience

Clinically-based customer service

Bilingual Spanish

Retail customer service

Prior Authorization experience

Pharmacy claim adjudication experience

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

PTCB Certification

DC Board of Pharmacy registration

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.

Position Summary

CVS health has an exciting new opportunity as a Pharmacy Technician on our CarePlus Specialty Pharmacy team. The team specializes in MS, Oncology, Hepatitis, HIV, Rheumatology, Dermatology, and Transplant and Gastrointestinal diseases. As part of the team, you will be leading an innovative and bold initiative aimed at transforming health care and pharmacy leveraging new and emerging information, technologies and channels.

You will be essential to ensuring medication has been filled correctly and be responsible for accurately entering prescription information as needed. You will also be asked to contact patients to arrange delivery or set a pickup date, perform refill reminder calls, accurately fill medication orders, prepare orders for delivery, packing/shipping medication orders via various carriers for final delivery to the patient, maintaining adequate inventory, managing inventory functions, helping walk-in customers, performing cash register transactions.

The pharmacy is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm and we are seeking someone to work full time.

Schedule

9:30am - 6:00pm

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision insurance as well as a wide-ranging list of supplemental benefits and discount programs. In addition to sixteen paid days off for employees, we also offer ten paid holidays.

Required Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience as a pharmacy technician or in a clinically-based customer service representative role.
• Must have active registration as a pharmacy technician with the District of Columbia (Washington DC) Board of Pharmacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• PTCB Certification
• Previous Retail environment.
• Previous Customer Service experience.
• Previous Prior Authorization experience.Previous Pharmacy Claim Adjudication experience.

Education

• Verifiable High School diploma or GED is required.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$17.00 - $34.15

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. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.

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 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.

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: 10/02/2026

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