Pharmacy Tech Specialist

UNC Health; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pharmacy incentive program $5000

Job summary

UNC Health in Morrisville, NC, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician Specialist to provide expert support in a specialty area of pharmacy practice. The role involves maintaining databases, quality control, audits, and data interpretation to support patient care services.

The position emphasizes autonomy with pharmacist consultation when needed, and serves as the primary trainer for technicians in the specialty. A commitment incentive program is available, with $5000 over two years upon eligibility.

Qualifications

• Registration with the NC Board of Pharmacy.
• CPhT from PTCB or ExCPT from NHA unless enrolled in a PharmD program.
• One year of pharmacy technician experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides content expertise of a specialty area. Maintains databases, quality control efforts, and/or manages/audits databases in support of pharmacy patient care services.
• May communicate with vendors to trouble-shoot technology, create and interpret data sets, participate in audits, etc. May communicate directly with patients and providers for care coordination.
• Documents system maintenance changes, audit findings, and/or quality control results to meet compliance and pharmacy requirements.
• Trains other pharmacy technicians in specialty areas as required for their roles.
• Initiates inquiries and projects for continuous improvement of pharmacy services. Independently implements identified solutions and project plans.
• Performs regular pharmacy technician operations responsibilities as needed.

Skills

Specialty area expertise

Database management

Quality control

Auditing

Vendor communication

Care coordination

Training technicians

Process improvement

Pharmacy operations

Tools

Pharmacy databases

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 specialist demonstrates a high level of expertise and skill in a specific aspect of pharmacy practice. These roles may include Inventory Management, Controlled Substance Utilization, Quality Assurance, Automation/Technology database management, clinical operations, managing patient medical benefits and formularies, and other similar roles. The Technician Specialist has a high level of autonomy in the role, but consults with the pharmacist when required. The Specialist is the primary trainer of other technicians utilizing the specialty area or technology if required as part of their role in pharmacy operations. The Specialist identifies and initiates process improvement activities. The position may be called upon to provide general technician support to the pharmacist. 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.

Responsibilities

• Provides content expertise of a specialty area. Maintains databases, quality control efforts, and/or manages/audits databases in support of pharmacy patient care services.
• May be required to communicate with vendors to trouble-shoot technology, create and interpret data sets, participate in audits, etc. May communicate directly with patients and providers for care coordination.
• Documents system maintenance changes, audit findings, and/or quality control results to meet compliance and pharmacy requirements.
• Trains other pharmacy technician in specialty areas as required for their roles.
• Initiates inquiries and projects for continuous improvement of pharmacy services. Independently implements identified solutions and project plans.
• Performs regular pharmacy technician operations responsibilities as needed.

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

• One year of pharmacy technician experience required.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: UNC Specialty and Home Delivery Pharmacy Morrisville

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $20.74 - $29.52 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:Morrisville

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.