Outpatient Pharmacy Tech II

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 52,952,000 - 74,185,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC is hiring a Pharmacy Technician II to assist pharmacists with prescription processing, compounding, and dispensing within Campus Health locations. The role focuses on accuracy, teamwork, and efficient workflows under pharmacist supervision.

Qualifications include NC Board of Pharmacy registration and CPhT or ExCPT; prior pharmacy tech experience preferred. This full-time onsite role offers competitive pay and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Pharmacy technician certification and NC Board of Pharmacy registration required unless enrolled in a PharmD program.
• Prior pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Onsite, full-time role in Chapel Hill, NC.

Responsibilities

• Transcribe orders under pharmacist supervision and process prescriptions promptly.
• Assist with training new employees.
• Support Medication Therapy Management and clinical outreach programs.
• Handle inventory, stocking, and cash/point-of-sale processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

NC Board of Pharmacy registration

CPhT or ExCPT certification

Tools

Pharmacy software/POS

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.

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 general support to the pharmacist by receiving, reviewing, compounding and dispensing medications. At Campus Health Pharmacy and Student Stores Pharmacy, the OP Pharmacy Tech II PD helps meet the needs of the UNC Chapel Hill campus community through prescription processing, medication preparation, inventory management, medication access support, point-of-sale activities, customer service, and regulatory compliance within the scope of pharmacy technician practice. The ideal candidate is organized, collaborative, detail-oriented, and committed to supporting workflow efficiency, patient experience, safe dispensing processes, and pharmacy team development. This position reports to pharmacy leadership and works under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy technician certification and registration with the NC Board of Pharmacy are required unless otherwise permitted by applicable job requirements. 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.

Responsibilities

• Receives and accurately transcribes orders from prescribers under the supervision of a pharmacist. Process prescriptions in a timely order and manner so as to best take care of patient needs.
• Assists with training of new employees, educating them in job-specific functions.
• Assists with Medication Therapy Management, Medsync, and other clinical outreach programs.
• Selects and prepares medications (oral, topical, controlled substances, etc.) as authorized by a physician, under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist.
• Prepares medications for pick-up, delivery or shipping. Returns unpurchased medications to stock and processes credits.
• Solves issues with patient payment (prior authorization, patient assistance needed, etc.). Sells prescriptions to patients and processes payment. Accurately manages cash and other payments.
• Responds to and triages requests from customers for assistance with pharmacy services that do not require a pharmacist’s professional judgment or expertise.
• 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 supplies, and contributes to expiration date management.
• Contributes to process improvement projects.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements

• None required as long as other position qualifications are met.

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 Faculty Physicians
Organization Unit: Retail Pharmacy SES Campus Health
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: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
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 Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
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.