Hy-Vee leaders planned to hire 1,000 pharmacy technicians to help with expanded COVID-19 testing and preparations for vaccine distribution.
Both full-time and part-time positions will be available to licensed pharmacy technicians at 270 pharmacies across eight states: Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
In November, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services named Hy-Vee one of the national COVID-19 vaccine providers, once it's available.
Also listed as providers are, Jewel-Osco, Costco, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Walmart. See the full list here.