Pharmacy Technician

UNC Health; Old Farm (NC); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Lenoir, NC is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to join a team delivering medications under pharmacist supervision. The role covers unit-dose distribution, IV preparation, floor stock maintenance, charging, inventory control, and record keeping.

Qualifications include a High School Diploma or GED, with pharmacy technician training or certification preferred but not required. Strong concentration, communication, and clerical skills are essential; on-site work with day shift expected.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and good verbal communication skills are essential.
• Clerical abilities and accuracy in handling records are required.

Responsibilities

• Under pharmacist supervision, provides medications for distribution and administration and performs clerical duties related to patient charges and record keeping.
• Performs unit dose distribution, IV preparation, floor stock maintenance, charging, inventory control and record keeping.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Clerical abilities

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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 pharmacy technician performs a variety of technical and clerical assignments under the supervision of a pharmacist. Assignments involve unit dose distribution, IV preparation, floor stock maintenance, charging, inventory control and record keeping.

Responsibilities

The pharmacy technician, under pharmacist supervision, provides nursing and ancillary staff with medications for distribution and administration to patients while performing other clerical duties relating to patient charges and record keeping.

LENOIR

Qualifications

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

High School Diploma or GED

Professional Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

Work experience in some aspect of pharmacy is preferred but not required.

Licensing, Registration, Certification

LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION

Pharmacy technician training or certification is preferred but not required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS

Concentration and attention to detail, good verbal ability and communication skills, clerical ability.

Work Environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Potential exposure to toxic and caustic chemicals requiring the use of personal protective equipment. Stressful, crowded working conditions and rotating shifts. Clean, well-lit comfortable climate with moderate noise level.

Physical Requirements

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT

Pushes and pulls patient medication carts daily, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching with arms throughout shift. Close visual ability, good depth perception and physical hand and finger dexterity, listening and communication skills. Requires lifting of weights of 30 pounds.

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Job Details

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health

Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care

Organization Unit: Pharmacy

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 32.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: LENOIR MEM

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

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.