Pharmacy Transition Specialist

UNC Health; United States; On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC seeks a Pharmacy Transition Specialist to coordinate discharge medications, collaborate with care teams, and ensure smooth handoffs for improved patient outcomes. The role involves organizing, filling, and delivering medications while supporting quality improvement and patient experience.

The position offers a full-time onsite schedule with a rotating shift, and eligibility for the Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program—$5,000 over two years, paid at milestones.

Qualifications

• Completion of a nine-month Pharmacy Technician Program (or equivalent).
• Registration with the NC Board of Pharmacy required unless enrolled in a PharmD program.
• CPhT from PTCB or ExCPT from NHA required unless enrolled in a PharmD program.

Responsibilities

• Interact with patients to obtain permission to fill discharge medications and counsel as needed.
• Deliver discharge medications in a timely manner.
• Procure patient information and prescriptions prior to discharge.
• Coordinate with clinical care team to ensure medications are delivered without delaying discharge.
• Assist pharmacist with filling and dispensing patient prescriptions.
• Support flexible assignments as patient and hospital discharge needs change.
• Maintain professional image and appropriate behavior.

Skills

Ambulatory Pharmacy Experience

Customer Service

Written & Verbal Communication

Team Collaboration

Prioritization & Self-Management

Problem Solving

Education

Completion of a Pharmacy Technician Program

NC Board of Pharmacy Registration

PTCB/ExCPT Certification

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 Department of Pharmacy is seeking a highly motivated, energetic, and dynamic individual to serve patients across the transitions of care continuum. The Pharmacy Transition Specialist working with the Central Outpatient Pharmacy team will be responsible for logistically organizing, filling, collaborating and/or delivering required discharge medications to patients and/or families or caregivers. The Specialist will ensure the successful hand-off to the appropriate medications to enable the improvement of the patient’s health management and experience.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Interact with patients to obtain permission to fill discharge medications, ensure patients have method of payment, and receive counseling about their medications when needed.
• Deliver discharge medications in a timely manner
• Responsible for the procurement of all patient’s information and prescriptions prior to discharge
• Coordinate with clinical care team, case management, and other staff to ensure medications are delivered without delaying discharge
• Assist pharmacist with the filling, dispensing, of patient’s prescriptions
• Flexibility in work assignments and adaptability as patient and hospital discharge needs change
• Maintains a professional image and conducts behavior appropriate to the situation
• Comfortable working autonomously
• Ability to think broadly and longitudinally, constantly assessing and anticipating the needs of the patient and his/her environment
• Effective communication skills
• Participate in a culture that embraces creativity, productivity, communication and quality improvement
• Ensures the Carolina Care experience is consistently delivered to every patient
• Ensures all operating policies and procedures are followed at the highest level
• Other duties as assigned

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements

• Completion of a nine-month Pharmacy Technician Program (or equivalent combination of education, training and experience).

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

• If completion of a Pharmacy Technician Program: No prior experience required.
• If a High School diploma or GED: Two (2) years of experience as a Pharmacy Technician.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• At least 2 experience as a pharmacy technician in an ambulatory, outpatient, or retail setting
• Customer service experience
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to both lead and collaborate as part of on-going team participation
• Ability to prioritize and self-manage workload
• Ability to analyze information and identify inconsistencies
• Continuous problem solving and quality improvement

Job Details

• Legal Employer: STATE
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Organization Unit: Amb. Pharm Care Network-COP
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• Salary Range: $19.12 - $27.17 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Rotating
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
• This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

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.