Inpatient Pharmacy Tech III

UNC REX Healthcare; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program

Job summary

UNC REX Healthcare in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to train staff, assist the pharmacist with compounding and dispensing, and support daily workflow under supervision. The role is full-time with a night schedule and onsite work, offering a competitive pay range and incentives.

The position requires NC Board of Pharmacy technician registration (or PharmD intern status) and at least two years of technician experience. Eligible for the Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program.

Qualifications

• Two years of pharmacy technician experience required.
• Registration as a technician with the NC Board of Pharmacy; PharmD intern status allowed.
• CPhT or ExCPT certifications may be waived if enrolled in PharmD program.

Responsibilities

• Train new employees in job-specific functions and document training.
• Lead process-improvement projects and implement solutions.
• Assist pharmacist in reprioritizing daily workflow to protect patient care.
• Compound and prepare medications under pharmacist supervision.
• Deliver and return medications to/from patient areas and manage inventory.

Skills

Training others

Process improvement

Pharmacy operations

Patient care support

Education

Pharmacy tech training

PharmD student enrollment

Tools

PTCB certification

ExCPT certification

USP 797 compliance

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: This position leads technician training efforts, identifies and executes process improvement opportunities, and prioritizes workflow. In addition, the position provides support to the pharmacist by reviewing, compounding and dispensing medications. All work is carried out under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.

2030-0630. Wednesday to Wednesday. Position must be trained to handle receiving, sterile compounding, Operating room and carousel operations.

This position qualifies for our Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program, which includes $1500 in commitment incentives spread over a two-year period. Payment is made after six months, one year, and two years of employment.

Responsibilities:

• Performs expert training of new employees, educating them in job-specific functions. Develops training materials, and completes training documentation.
• Operates independently on process improvement projects. Actively implements identified solutions.
• Assists the pharmacist in reprioritizing daily workflow to maintain patient care. Assists with schedule adjustments.
• Compounds and/or prepares medications (sterile products, oral, topical, controlled substances, etc.) 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.
• Assures regulatory compliance for medication storage areas, including inspections and/or controlled substance inventories, USP797 and other regulatory documentation as required.

Other Information

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: Two years of pharmacy technician experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex IP Pharmacy

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$19.98 - $28.54 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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.