Overview:
Pharmacy Technician II - Certified
Huntersville Medical Center
7on/7off; 3rd shift; 9:00pm-6:30am
Novant Health is seeking a full-time Certified Pharmacy Technician II to join our hospital pharmacy team. In this role, you'll support safe, accurate, and efficient medication management across all areas of care-helping us deliver a remarkable patient experience every time.
Qualifications
* Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) required
* Previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred
* Strong attention to detail and commitment to patient safety
* Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, overnight environment
Why Join Novant Health?
* Shift differential opportunities for 3rd shift and weekend coverage
* Pharmacy Technician Career Ladder with structured advancement opportunities
* Support for professional growth, certification, and skill development
* Collaborative, team-focused environment focused on high-quality patient care
Novant Health is an integrated system of physician practices, hospitals, outpatient centers, and more-each element committed to delivering a remarkable healthcare experience for patients and their families. With advanced technology, meaningful connections, and care that's easier to access and understand, we're with our patients every step of the way.
Responsibilities:
Essential functions include:
* Filling and delivering medication orders for all age groups under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
* Performing non-sterile compounding and repackaging.
* Answering and screening telephone calls and referring calls to a pharmacist when appropriate.
* Processing cart fills, refills to automated dispensing machines and replenishments to emergency kits and carts.
* Demonstrating proficiency with equipment and software.
* Collecting medication histories from patients and/or compounding sterile admixtures.
* Performing additional duties that may include purchasing or validating (as eligible per educational requirement).
Qualifications:
* Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. 2 Year / Associate Degree, preferred.
* Experience:
* Acute: Minimum of two pharmacy skills (examples may include medication distribution, sterile compounding, and/or medication listing activities) required. OR...hired as a Pharmacy Technician 1 Certified and now competently performing a second pharmacy skill as described above, required.
* Outpatient Oncology: Minimum of two years of experience in any setting with one year of experience in sterile compounding (of IV and/or chemotherapy admixture), required.
* Specialty Pharmacy: Minimum of two years in any setting required with one year in specialty setting preferred, required.
* Licensure/Certification:
* Current registry with applicable State Board(s) of pharmacy, required.
* PTCB or NHA Certification within 60 days of hire, or proof of enrollment in pharmacy school/FPEGG/FPGEC, required.
* A minimum of one relevant specialized certificate/certification from approved vendor such as PTCB, BPTS or NPTA (examples include but are not limited to product verification, medication history, hazardous drug management, billing/reimbursement, controlled substances diversion prevention, medication therapy management, sterile compounding). This must be obtained within 12 months of hire and maintained as applicable, required.
* Additional skills required:
* State Registration and/or evidence of renewal is required for both Pharmacists and Technicians fifteen days prior to expiration and Technicians are required to be either certified through Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or National Healthcareer Association (NHA), or be actively enrolled in pharmacy school, or be active in Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) or Foreign Pharmacy Equivalency Certification (FPGEC).
* Considerable knowledge and application of basic math skills, including ratio and proportion relationships; strong verbal and written communication skills, ability to follow verbal and written instructions. Basic technology skills. Other duties as outlined in Novant Health and facility specific policies and procedures. Ability to drive/travel to multiple facilities/locations as needed. Ability to work as part of a high performing, change ready and resilient team.
* Additional skills preferred: Considerable knowledge of medication names (both trade and generic) and their doses, routes of administration, and adverse effects; the ability to demonstrate patient interview skills and strong written and verbal communication skills with other healthcare professionals. Experience with inventory management.
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