Traveling Pharmacy Technician – Compounding & Medications

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support licensed pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications in a busy retail pharmacy setting in Winston-Salem. You will handle labeling, accuracy checks, and assist with inventory management.

The position is full-time with a 40-hour workweek, typically 1st shift between 7am and 11am, with weekend and holiday rotation. Travel between community pharmacy sites is required; a $6,000 sign-on bonus is available for

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Registration or licensure with state board of pharmacy per state of employment requirements.
• Must receive certification through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (CPhT) or NationalHealthcareerAssociation (ExCPT) within 18 months from start date.

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 complies 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.
• Responsible for operating an Advocate Health-owned motor vehicle to deliver medications and other essential medical supplies as required by the designated department.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Cross-department collaboration

People leadership

Organizational skills

Critical thinking

Revenue cycle metrics

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support licensed pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications in a busy retail pharmacy setting in Winston-Salem. You will handle labeling, accuracy checks, and assist with inventory management.

The position is full-time with a 40-hour workweek, typically 1st shift between 7am and 11am, with weekend and holiday rotation. Travel between community pharmacy sites is required; a $6,000 sign-on bonus is available for