Inpatient Pharmacy Tech II Certified

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Inpatient Pharmacy Tech II Certified works in the Central Inpatient Pharmacy and supports UNC Medical Center, including all six hospitals. The role helps prepare, distribute, and deliver medications to patient care units, surgical suites, and emergency departments. It is an active, fast-paced position involving substantial walking across hospital areas and calls for precision, teamwork, adaptability, resilience, and a commitment to patient safety, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement. The position offers the opportunity to develop a broad range of pharmacy technician skills in an academic medical center. The position qualifies for a Pharmacy Technician Incentive Program offering $5,000 in commitment incentives over two years, with payments after six months, one year, and two years of employment.

Requirements

Registration as a technician with the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy, unless enrolled in a PharmD program; an NCBOP Pharmacy Intern registration may be accepted for currently enrolled students.
CPhT certification from PTCB or ExCPT certification from NHA, unless enrolled in a PharmD program, in which case the certification requirement may be waived for the duration of the program.

Nice To Haves

Completion of an academic pharmacy technician training program.
Prior pharmacy technician experience.

Responsibilities

Compound and/or prepare medications, including sterile products, oral and topical medications, controlled substances, and high-risk medications as defined by the entity, when authorized by a physician and under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
Deliver and exchange medications to the respective patient areas and return unused medications to the pharmacy.
Document pharmaceutical activities, including patient billing for medications and equipment and quality-control requirements, using automated and paper systems, ensuring data accuracy.
Respond to and triage customer requests for pharmacy services, such as medication delivery and drug information.
Operate and support automated dispensing technology to supply correct medications for individual patients according to pharmacist and physician orders.
Order, receive, restock, and rotate inventory, and manage expiration dates.
Assist in training new employees on job-specific functions.
Contribute to process-improvement projects.
Complete regulatory compliance inspections of medication storage areas, including inspections and/or controlled-substance inventories, USP 797 documentation, and other required regulatory documentation.