Inpatient Pharmacy Tech III

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh, North Carolina seeks a Pharmacy Technician lead to train new staff, review workflows, and support pharmacists with compounding and dispensing medications under supervision. The role emphasizes maintaining patient care and coordinating with the Pharmacy team on night shifts.

This position requires two years of technician experience, NC Board of Pharmacy registration, and technician certification (CPhT/ExCPT).

Qualifications

• Two years of pharmacy technician experience required.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead technician training for new employees and develop materials.
• Drive process improvement projects and implement solutions.
• Assist pharmacist by prioritizing daily workflow.
• Compound and prepare medications under supervision.
• Deliver exchanges and return unused meds to pharmacy.
• Document patient billing and quality controls.
• Respond to customer requests for pharmacy services.
• Operate automated dispensing systems to provide meds.
• Manage inventory, restocks, and expiration tracking.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for storage and inventories.

Skills

Pharmacy technician experience

Education

Academic pharmacy technician training program preferred

Tools

Automated dispensing technology

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

1. Performs expert training of new employees, educating them in job-specific functions. Develops training materials, and completes training documentation.
2. Operates independently on process improvement projects. Actively implements identified solutions.
3. Assists the pharmacist in reprioritizing daily workflow to maintain patient care. Assists with schedule adjustments.
4. Compounds and/or prepares medications (sterile products, oral, topical, controlled substances, etc.) as authorized by a physician, under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.
5. Delivers exchanges medications to the respective patient area and returns unused medications to the pharmacy.
6. Documents pharmaceutical activities including patient billing for medications and equipment, quality control requirements, etc. using automated and paper systems. Ensures accuracy of data.
7. Responds to and triages requests from customers for assistance with pharmacy services such as medication delivery, drug information, etc.
8. Operates and supports automated dispensing technology to supply correct medications for individual patients, according to pharmacist and physician orders.
9. Orders, receives, restocks, and rotates inventory, and completes expiration date management.
10. 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. 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.