Pharmacy Technician Full Time - 4pm to 12:30am

As a Pharmacy Technician at CVS Health, you'll primarily focus on medication order fulfillment, which includes packaging and dispensing medications accurately. You'll rotate through different workstations, such as Packaging, Staging, and Compounding, to ensure every pharmaceutical need is met while adhering to safety and regulatory standards. This role requires collaboration with team members to facilitate timely product deliveries and maintain inventory.

To apply for the Pharmacy Technician position at CVS Health, you must be a licensed and certified pharmacy technician as required by state law. Ideally, candidates should have at least one year of experience in a pharmacy technician role. Additional qualifications like PTCB National Certification and previous experience in long-term care settings can enhance your application.

CVS Health provides an extensive benefits package to Pharmacy Technicians, which includes affordable medical plan options, a matching 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plans, wellness screenings, confidential counseling, and various paid time off options. They genuinely invest in both the physical and emotional well-being of their employees and their families.

As a Pharmacy Technician at CVS Health, your role is vital in ensuring patients receive their medications safely and accurately. By maintaining inventory, overseeing medication orders, and facilitating timely deliveries to healthcare facilities, you play a crucial part in the healthcare system, allowing professionals to focus on providing direct patient care.

The working environment for Pharmacy Technicians at CVS Health, particularly at Omnicare, is supportive and innovative. You will work alongside dedicated colleagues in a closed-door pharmacy setting, fostering collaboration and building skills across various workstations. The emphasis on teamwork and the shared commitment to transforming health care creates an enriching work atmosphere.

In your response, emphasize any previous roles that involved similar tasks. Highlight your attention to detail and organizational skills, mentioning specific technologies or procedures you've used to ensure accuracy and compliance in packaging medications.

Discuss specific examples from your past experience where you implemented safety protocols, participated in training sessions, or conducted inspections that contributed to maintaining compliance. Emphasize your understanding of state and federal regulations as they relate to pharmacy practice.

Focus on qualities like attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to work under pressure. You can mention your organizational skills and commitment to patient care, demonstrating how these qualities support the overall pharmacy operations.

Share a specific scenario that highlights your problem-solving abilities. Describe the situation, the actions you took, and the positive outcome, ensuring to connect it back to how it improved efficiency or patient care.

Discuss your time-management strategies, such as creating to-do lists or utilizing prioritization techniques like the Eisenhower Matrix. Explain how you assess urgency and importance, and give an example of a busy day where you successfully managed competing tasks.

Mention specific pharmacy management software or other relevant technologies, and describe how you've used them in past roles to streamline processes. Your familiarity with electronic health records (EHR) or inventory systems could be an asset in your application.

Share your approach to conflict resolution and maintaining professionalism under pressure. Discuss techniques like active listening and empathy, and give an example of how these skills helped in a past situation.

Speak about your passion for healthcare and patient service, emphasizing any experiences that led you to choose pharmacy as a career. Highlight any personal anecdotes that reflect your commitment to making a difference in patients’ lives.

Provide examples of teamwork in previous roles, describing how you cooperated with others to achieve common goals. Emphasize your capability to communicate effectively with colleagues and work collaboratively on projects.

Explain your methodical approach to receiving, inspecting, and stocking medication deliveries. Talk about the checks you implement to ensure accuracy and how you maintain inventory records to manage stock effectively.