Pharmacy Technician - Kinston, United States - UNC Health

Description

Job Description

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

The Pharmacy Technician performs a variety of technical and clerical assignments under the supervision of a pharmacist. Assignments involve unit dose distribution, IV preparation, floor stock maintenance, charging, inventory control and record keeping. The pharmacy technician, under pharmacist supervision, provides nursing and ancillary staff with medications for distribution and administration to patients while performing other clerical duties relating to patient charges and record keeping. EDUCATION o High School Diploma or GED EXPERIENCE o Work experience in some aspect of pharmacy is preferred but not required. LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION o Pharmacy technician training or certification is preferred but not required. OTHER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS o Concentration and attention to detail, good verbal ability and communication skills, clerical ability. WORK ENVIRONMENT o Potential exposure to toxic and caustic chemicals requiring the use of personal protective equipment. Stressful, crowded working conditions and rotating shifts. Clean, well-lit comfortable climate with moderate noise level. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS o Pushes and pulls patient medication carts daily, standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching with arms throughout shift. Close visual ability, good depth perception and physical hand and finger dexterity, listening and communication skills. Requires lifting of weights of 30 pounds.
Job Details

Legal Employer: Lenoir Health

Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care

Organization Unit: Pharmacy

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 32.00

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: LENOIR MEM

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Not Applicable

Our Mission

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research.

Who We Are

UNC Health is a not-for-profit integrated healthcare system owned by the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. With 15 hospitals across the state, UNC Health is committed to empowering health, not just health care. From Magnet recognition to being named Forbes top-ranked healthcare system employer for women in the entire Southeast, we're proud to say that our hard work is consistently recognized, awarded, and celebrated.

UNC Health and our 40,000 employees, continue to serve as North Carolina s Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100 counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world-class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating that innovation into life-saving and life-changing therapies, procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on us.

UNC Health for Me

Learn how UNC Health is supporting teammates, both personally and professionally, throughout their journey with UNC Health. UNC Health for Me is UNC Health's commitment to teammates from recruitment to retirement that includes ways we welcome, engage, develop, care for, include, and value our teammates. As part of our ONE UNC Health initiative, UNC Health for Me employs strategies to strengthen our world-class team and ensure we achieve our mission. Watch the video below to learn more