Inpatient Pharmacy Tech II - IDS

Description

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Summary:

The Certified Technician provides support to the pharmacist by reviewing, compounding and dispensing medications. All work is carried out under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist. Job functions are directly related to clinical trial medications. The technician is someone who is focused on patient safety, performs well in a busy environment, and has exceptional attention to detail.

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. Learn more about the Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/pharmacy-technician-commitment-incentive-program

Responsibilities:

• Performs job functions at two physical locations, rotating as needed:
• UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC
• UNC Central Investigational Drug Services in Morrisville, NC
• Contributes to operational needs by rotating through numerous technician roles.
• Responds to and triages time-sensitive email communications from research teams in relation to dispensation of investigational drugs.
• Files and organizes clinical trial documents in a regulatory-compliant manner.
• Compounds and/or prepares medications (sterile products, oral, topical, controlled substances, etc.) including high-risk medication processes under the supervision of a licensed Pharmacist
• Packages and ships medications to satellite pharmacies under strict temperature monitoring standards.
• Orders, receives, restocks, and rotates inventory, and completes expiration date management.
• Communicates with clinical research sponsors regarding questions about investigational drug inventory. Schedules and assists with audit visits, and responds to follow-up inquiries after audit visits.
• Contributes to operational process improvement projects.
• Displays professionalism and teamwork in all interactions both internal and external to the department.
• Assists with training of new employees, educating them in job-specific functions.
• Completes regulatory compliance inspection of medication storage areas, including inspections and/or controlled substance inventories, USP797 and other regulatory documentation as required.
• Contributes to completion of operations workload each day.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* None required as long as other position qualifications are met. Completion of an academic pharmacy technician training program preferred.
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:
* Prior pharmacy technician experience is preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Experience using Epic is a plus.

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: Pharmacy Investigational Drugs

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$17.94 - $25.25 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

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 applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.