Pharmacy Technician I/Ii - Inpatient Pediatric Pharmacy (Full-Time/ Rotating Shifts)

Duke University Hospital

Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.

In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

**$5,000 Sign-On Bonus for Newly Hired Team Members**

Work Location: Duke University Hospital - Inpatient Pediatric Pharmacy; Durham, NC

Working hours:

• Night Shift On-Call rotation and some overnight coverage (9pm-7:30am).

• Rotating Shifts

  • Day Shifts (6:30 am - 3:00 pm)

  • Evening Shifts ((3:00 pm - 11:30 pm, with some 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm on weekends)

  • Night Shift On-Call rotation and some overnight coverage (9pm-7:30am).

• Evening Shifts ((3:00 pm - 11:30 pm, with some 12:30 pm - 9:00 pm on weekends)
• Day Shifts (6:30 am - 3:00 pm)
• Holiday Coverage
• Full-Time (40-hours/week)

General Description of the Job Class

• Perform under supervision a variety of technical duties related to the preparing and dispensing of drugs according to standard procedures and techniques.

Duties and Responsibilities of this Level

• Prepare oral solution/suspension medications (including chemotherapy and other hazardous agents).
• Assist in documentation of unit-specific procedures and quality assurance activities under Pharmacist's review.
• Serve as a primary training resource for new technicians and assist in evaluating their progress as directed; may assist in preparing schedules, setting work priorities and making work assignments as directed.
• Receive and triage information requests; research and provide information where appropriate; refer other inquiries to pharmacist.
• Provide technical support for automated equipment (Omnicell Robotics).
• Fill physician orders/prescriptions, medication carts, or stock requisitions.
• Perform other related duties incidental to work described herein
• Inventory, order, receive and stock drugs and supplies.
• Deliver medications and supplies to patient care and ancillary areas.
• Answer telephones and directs calls to appropriate personnel.
• Label, fill and deliver medication to appropriate patient care locations.
• Maintain logs, records, and other required documentation. File documentation in the appropriate location.
• Complete and document all assigned medication storage area inspections at least monthly.
• Retrieve discontinued or expired medications from stock and patient areas; discard or return to stock as appropriate; complete corresponding documentation.
• Prepare intravenous admixtures or other sterile products (including chemotherapy and other hazardous agents).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of drug names, basic math, medical terminology, basic computer skills.
• Ability to work rotating shifts.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to compound medications and admix intravenous products including antineoplastic drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Pharmacy Tech I: High school diploma or equivalent and completion of an accredited pharmacy technician-training program. or Acceptance into pharmacy school. or High school diploma or equivalent and one year of pharmacy or health care related experience.
• Pharmacy Tech II: High school diploma or equivalent and completion of an accredited pharmacy technician-training program. or Acceptance into pharmacy school. or High school diploma or equivalent and one year of pharmacy or health care related experience.

Experience

• Pharmacy Tech II: Minimum of one years related experience.
• Pharmacy Tech I: N/A

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• Pharmacy Tech II: North Carolina Board of Pharmacy registration is required. Pharmacy Technician certification is required from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or The Exam for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ExCPT).
• Pharmacy Tech I: Must be registered with the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy within the first 180 days.

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