Inpatient Pharmacy Tech II Certified

UNC REX Healthcare; Hillsborough (NC); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5000 Incentive Program

Job summary

UNC Medical Center Hillsborough is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists in reviewing, compounding and dispensing medications under supervision. This full-time position offers on-site work and participates in the UNC Health Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program.

Qualified applicants should meet NC Board of Pharmacy registration requirements (CPhT or ExCPT) and may have completed a pharmacy technician training program.

Qualifications

• Completion of an academic pharmacy technician training program is preferred.
• Prior pharmacy technician experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Compounds and/or prepares medications (sterile, oral, topical, controlled substances) under pharmacist supervision.
• Delivers and returns medications between the pharmacy and patient areas.
• Documents activities including patient billing and quality-control data.
• Responds to customer questions about pharmacy services.
• Operates automated dispensing tech to supply correct meds per orders.
• Manages inventory including rotation and expiration dates.
• Participates in training new employees and process-improvement projects.

Education

Pharmacy technician training program

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
The Certified Technician provides support to the pharmacist by reviewing, compounding and dispensing medications. All work is carried out under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.

This position qualifies for our Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program, which includes $5000 in commitment incentives spread over a two-year period. Payment is made after six months, one year, and two years of employment.

1. Compounds and/or prepares medications (sterile products, oral, topical, controlled substances, etc.) including high-risk medication processes as defined by the entity, as authorized by a physician, under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.
2. Delivers exchanges medications to the respective patient area and returns unused medications to the pharmacy.
3. Documents pharmaceutical activities including patient billing for medications and equipment, quality control requirements, etc. using automated and paper systems. Ensures accuracy of data.
4. Responds to and triages requests from customers for assistance with pharmacy services such as medication delivery, drug information, etc.
5. Operates and supports automated dispensing technology to supply correct medications for individual patients, according to pharmacist and physician orders.
6. Orders, receives, restocks, and rotates inventory, and completes expiration date management.
7. Assists with training of new employees, educating them in job-specific functions.
8. Contributes to process improvement projects.
9. Completes regulatory compliance inspection of medication storage areas, including inspections and/or controlled substance inventories, USP797 and other regulatory documentation as required.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• None required as long as other position qualifications are met. Completion of an academic pharmacy technician training program preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Registration with the NC Board of Pharmacy unless enrolled in a PharmD program.
• CPhT from PTCB or ExCPT from NHA unless enrolled in a PharmD program.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Prior pharmacy technician experience is preferred.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center Hillsborough

Organization Unit: UNCH HBO Hospital Pharmacy

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$18.48 - $25.89 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Hillsborough

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.