Pharmacy Technician I Health CarolinaCARE FT

Key Responsibilities

• Develops competence in dispensing and delivery of medications, including the department’s use of information systems, technology, and automation for dispensing and storage.
• Develops competence in preparing non-sterile products following USP, state, and federal recommendations.
• Develops competence in entering medication orders in the computer system and/or processing medication requests.
• Develops competence in managing phone calls from customers and team members, ensuring accurate understanding, timely resolution, or appropriate hand-off.
• Develops competence in pharmacy procedures and documentation, satisfying legal, regulatory, and department requirements.
• Complies with legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards, including controlled substance procedures, USP procedures, and DNV requirements.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• High School Graduate.
• PTCB Certification (or eligibility to obtain within two years of hire, or sooner if required by law, with a requirement to sit for the exam at least once within the first year of employment).
• 1 year of recent retail pharmacy experience.

Qualifications

• Good mathematics skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Licensure, Registration, And/Or Certification Required

• Licensure (IL only): State of Wisconsin (registration): Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician Student.
• Certification (CPhT) issued by PTCB or ExCPT within two years of hire, or sooner if required by law.
• Patient facing teammates may be required to have three certifications: Immunization, BLS through an entity approved by Advocate Health, and non-vaccine injectable certification.

Physical Requirements And Working Conditions

• Operates all necessary equipment.
• Frequent fine motor motion of hands and wrists for keyboard use and syringe manipulation.
• Lifts, carries, and/or pushes/pulls various items using proper technique.
• Required to lift up to 35 lbs., lift and carry up to 35 lbs. at waist height a reasonable distance, and push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, bend, kneel, climb, twist, crawl, and reach above shoulders.
• Must have functional speech, vision, touch, and hearing.
• May be exposed to chemical hazards, chemical and hazardous waste, blood and body fluids, and communicable disease, requiring the use of protective clothing and equipment.