Pharmacy Technician II Atrium Health Pineville Infusion FT

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Charlotte, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This position assists licensed pharmacists in technical duties related to the preparation and distribution of medications. The Pharmacy Technician II accurately selects, prepares, and labels medications for patients, including hazardous drugs and controlled substances. They also assist with medication distribution tasks, screen phone calls, and manage daily pharmacy procurement, inventory control, and outdate checking. The role involves completing documentation for controlled substances, performing nonsterile compounding and sterile IV admixture following USP standards and aseptic technique, and inspecting medication storage areas. Additionally, the technician may complete medication admission histories, seek additional duties when work is complete, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and assist in training other pharmacy technicians. They are expected to abide by all organizational policies and procedures and comply with all legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards. The role also supports area leaders, obtains and records patient demographic information, performs data entry, handles insurance verification, label generation, and cashiering. Competence in third-party billing functions is required, along with the ability to provide age-appropriate patient care. In some cases, they may obtain immunization certification and administer immunizations under pharmacist supervision.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Registration or licensure with state board of pharmacy per state of employment requirements
• Certification through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (CPhT) or National Healthcareer Association (ExCPT)
• Typically, 1 year of work experience in applicable work setting
• Attention to details
• Good customer service, communication, organization, problem resolution and process development skills
• Basic computer skills
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.

Nice To Haves

• Prior sterile compounding experience preferred
• Life support training courses may be required dependent on department discretion.
• Flexibility to travel between pharmacy locations

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
• Complete documentation required for removing, stocking, and wasting controlled substances, where applicable
• Perform nonsterile compounding following proper USP standards, where applicable
• Perform 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 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
• Obtaining and recording initial patient demographic and other required information, data entry of required information into the pharmacy system for record keeping, insurance verification and label generation purposes, and cashiering
• Develop competence in third-party billing functions
• Must be able to demonstrate 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

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Generous retirement offerings
• Programs that invest in your career development
• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED