Pharmacy Technician II – 1st Shift, Sign-On Bonus

aah; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Advocate Health's Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Pharmacy in Winston-Salem, NC is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a full-time, first-shift role. 40 hours/week with weekends/holidays rotation. Includes a $6,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates and competitive benefits.

The technician assists licensed pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, handles labeling, procurement, inventory, and insurance verification, and supports patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Certification through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (CPhT) or ExCPT.
• North Carolina Board of Pharmacy registration as a pharmacy technician required within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assists licensed pharmacist in technical duties related to preparation and distribution of medications.
• Accurately selects, prepares, and labels medications for patients including hazardous drugs and controlled substances.
• Assists with medication distribution tasks.
• Screens phone calls and routes as needed using proper telephone and voicemail etiquette.
• Assists in daily pharmacy procurement, inventory control, and outdate checking.
• Complete documentation required for removing, stocking, and wasting controlled substances, where applicable.
• Perform nonsterile compounding following proper USP standards, where applicable.
• Perform sterile IV admixture, as defined at the entity level, using proper aseptic technique, where applicable.
• Inspects all assigned medication storage areas for adherence to storage policies.
• Completes and documents medication admission histories, as applicable at the facility level.
• Seeks additional duties when required work is done and accepts other duties as assigned.
• May participate in quality improvement initiatives to assure the excellence of departmental services.
• May assist in training pharmacy technicians and extenders in orientation to the policies, procedures, and workflows involved in pharmacy operations as applicable at entity level.
• Abides by all organization policies and procedures and comply with all legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
• Supports area leaders regarding goals and work assignments.
• Obtaining and recording initial patient demographic and other required information, data entry of required information into the pharmacy system for record keeping, insurance verification and label generation purposes, and cashiering.
• Develop competence in third-party billing functions.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
• May obtain immunization certification and perform immunizations for patients under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, where applicable.

Skills

Verbal & written communication

Cross-department collaboration

Influence and leadership

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Revenue cycle knowledge

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT

NC Board of Pharmacy registration within 30 days

Job description

Advocate Health's Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Pharmacy in Winston-Salem, NC is seeking a Pharmacy Technician for a full-time, first-shift role. 40 hours/week with weekends/holidays rotation. Includes a $6,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates and competitive benefits.

The technician assists licensed pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, handles labeling, procurement, inventory, and insurance verification, and supports patient safety and regulatory compliance.