What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient position at UNC Health?
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 II - Inpatient will support the pharmacy staff in medication preparation and dispensing under the direction of a pharmacist.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Other information:
Hired candidates will be required to register with the Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire for a nominal fee
Required
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Pharmacy
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Night Job
Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
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.
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 II - Inpatient will support the pharmacy staff in medication preparation and dispensing under the direction of a pharmacist.
Responsibilities
- Supports daily Pharmacy operations, including but not limited to the following:
- Utilizes technology to pull medications for accurate dispensing and inventory control
- Communicates inventory concerns or special needs to the Pharmacy Procurement Coordinator
- Accurately completes controlled substance documentation
- Repackages medications compliant with local policy
- Assists nurses/clinical staff with Pyxis questions
- Sterile compounding of intravenous medications
- Non-sterile compounding of oral medications
- Maintains an organized and effective work environment under minimal direction
- Avoids errors through high attention to detail to prevent undesirable clinical outcomes
- Uses an array of business systems on a stationary computer workstation
- Delivers medications to patient care units in a timely manner
- Maintain efficient workflow and timely dispensing of patient medications
- Takes direction from pharmacist staff regarding clinical concerns/questions
- Optimize and develop working processes for self and peers in pursuit of lean operations
- Assist in training/onboarding new staff
Qualifications
Other information:
Hired candidates will be required to register with the Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire for a nominal fee
Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) from the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) required or must be currently enrolled in an accredited PharmD candidate program
- Must have proficient pharmaceutical mathematics skills, including but not limited to multiplication, ratios, and percentages, as assessed by the CPhT test
- Physical Demands / Working Conditions
- Stands and walks majority of shift.
- Good eye-hand coordination.
- Light lifting and stretching.
- Frequent stressful situations.
- 3 years customer service experience
- Training as a pharmacy technician from an educational institution or in a hospital environment preferred.
Job Details
Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC
Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: Pharmacy
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Night Job
Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP
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.