What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacy Tech (Day shift) position at UNC Health?
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary:
The Pharmacy Technician II (Certified) 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:
oCommunicates inventory concerns or special needs to the Pharmacy Procurement Coordinator
oAccurately completes controlled substance documentation
oRepackages medications compliant with local policy
oAssists nurses/clinical staff with Pyxis questions
oSterile compounding of intravenous medications
oNon-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
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Other Information
Qualifications
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
oGood eye-hand coordination.
oLight lifting and stretching.
oFrequent stressful situations.
Preferred
- 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: 40.00
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Hendersonville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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 applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
