Pharmacy Technician - Dispensing 1st Shift

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Position Summary

CVS Health has an exciting opportunity in Mount Prospect, IL for a Pharmacy Technician to be a part of our Mail Order Pharmacy team! The Pharmacy Technician is essential to ensuring patients receive their medications in a timely manner. As part of the team, you will have an important, uniquely rewarding role putting your Pharmacy Technician skills and experience to work in a closed-door pharmacy setting. You will make a difference by excelling in a complex, high impact dispensing role and positively impacting the lives of others. You will work alongside a team of talented individuals in a concerted team effort and under the direct supervision of Lead Technicians and Pharmacy Supervisors. The ideal candidate will possess high levels of reliability, accuracy, professionalism, team orientation, and problem-solving skills. 

As a filling Pharmacy Technician working in the pharmacy, you will be responsible for all aspects of the filling of mail order prescriptions. You get to manually fill and canister/channel fill for the automated machines. As a backend Pharmacy Technician, you get to work directly with the medication and the filing or operations of automated machines.  

It’s critical that you know how to use a 10 keypad and can lift 40 pounds. As a Pharmacy Technician you will be standing for the length of your shift. Good written and verbal communication skills for interacting with all levels of staff is also required. 

Schedule:

• Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 6:15am to 2:45pm

• Saturdays 7:30am to 4:00pm

• Off Thursday and Sundays

Required Qualification

• Regular and predictable attendance

• Colleague will be required to work mandatory overtime/extended work week when needed

• Ability to stand for 90-100% of shift

• Ability to reach/twist/turn/bend/stoop/walk and lift up to 40 pounds

• Willingness to apply for a Illinois Pharmacy Technician License

• Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam successfully passed by December 31st of your 2nd IL Pharmacy Technician License renewal

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal Pharmacy Technician training

• Pharmacy Technician experience

• Certified Pharmacy Technician prior to 2024

Education

• Verifiable High School Diploma, GED

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$17.00 - $31.30

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: 04/24/2026

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