Pharmacy Technician II, Inpatient Pharmacy, Davie Medical Center

About the Role

Full-Time, 40 hours/week. Various shifts (1st and Mid-shift) with Weekend and Holiday Rotation at Davie Medical Center. $6,000 sign-on bonus eligible for qualified candidates.

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.
• Completes documentation required for removing, stocking, and wasting controlled substances, where applicable.
• Performs nonsterile compounding following proper USP standards, where applicable.
• Performs 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 the 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.
• Obtains and records initial patient demographic and other required information, performs data entry into the pharmacy system for record keeping, insurance verification, and label generation, and handles cashiering.
• Develops competence in third-party billing functions.
• Demonstrates 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.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• PTCB/NHA technician certification (CPhT) required.
• North Carolina Board of Pharmacy registration as a pharmacy technician required within 30 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Successful completion of a formal technician training program preferred.
• One-year previous pharmacy experience preferred.
• Associate degree in a healthcare or business-related field preferred.

Skills

• Good mathematics skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Physical Requirements

• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Frequent fine motor motion of hands and wrists to operate keyboard and manipulate syringes.
• Lifts, carries, and/or pushes/pulls various items (bags, boxes, carts, etc.) while utilizing proper technique.
• Frequently required to lift up to 35 lbs., lift and carry up to 35 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance, push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, bend, kneel, climb, twist, crawl, and reach above shoulders.
• Must have functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.

Working Conditions

• May be exposed to chemical hazards.
• May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable diseases.
• Protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.