Inpatient Pharmacy Tech II Certified (Per Diem)

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC, is hiring a Certified Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists by reviewing, preparing, and dispensing medications under supervision. This per diem role involves hands-on compounding (sterile, oral, topical, and controlled substances) and interaction with clinical teams to ensure accuracy.

You will operate automated dispensing systems, help with inventory, and participate in training and process improvements while maintaining regulatory compliance and patient

Qualifications

• Registration as a technician with the NC Board of Pharmacy.
• CPhT from PTCB or ExCPT from NHA (waivable if enrolled in PharmD).
• Completion of an academic pharmacy technician training program preferred.
• Current enrollment in PharmD program if working as a registered pharmacy intern.

Responsibilities

• Compounds and prepares medications under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.
• Delivers and returns medications to the respective patient area.
• Documents pharmaceutical activities including patient billing and quality control.
• Responds to and triages requests from customers for assistance with pharmacy services.
• Operates automated dispensing technology to supply medications per orders.
• Manages inventory: orders, receives, restocks, rotates, expiration date control.
• Assists with training of new employees.
• Contributes to process improvement projects.
• Completes regulatory compliance inspections of medication storage areas and inventories.

Skills

Pharmacy technician experience

Education

Academic pharmacy technician training program

PharmD program enrollment (as intern)

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Delivers exchanges medications to the respective patient area and returns unused medications to the pharmacy.
• Documents pharmaceutical activities including patient billing for medications and equipment, quality control requirements, etc. using automated and paper systems. Ensures accuracy of data.
• Responds to and triages requests from customers for assistance with pharmacy services such as medication delivery, drug information, etc.
• Operates and supports automated dispensing technology to supply correct medications for individual patients, according to pharmacist and physician orders.
• Orders, receives, restocks, and rotates inventory, and completes expiration date management.
• Assists with training of new employees, educating them in job-specific functions.
• Contributes to process improvement projects.
• 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. Current enrollment in PharmD program if working as a registered pharmacy intern with NC Board of Pharmacy.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Registration as a technician with the NC Board of Pharmacy unless enrolled in a PharmD program. If currently enrolled, an NCBOP Pharmacy Intern registration may be accepted.
• CPhT from PTCB or ExCPT from NHA unless enrolled in a PharmD program; if enrolled, this can be waived for the duration of the PharmD program.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Prior pharmacy technician experience is preferred.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: STATE
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Organization Unit: Pharmacy Inpatient Operations
• Work Type: Per Diem
• Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
• 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: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• 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.

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