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• Join Novant Health as a Pharmacy Technician! 💊

Are you detail-oriented and passionate about helping patients? Novant Health is hiring a Pharmacy Technician to support our pharmacy team in delivering exceptional care!

Novant Health is seeking a Pharmacy Tech II-Certified, to join our hospital Pharmacy Float Pool, to deliver optimal medication management across all dimensions of care, every time. Float Pool team members will support the facilities in the Winston Salem Market including Forsyth Medical Center, Thomasville Medical Center, Clemmons Medical Center, Kernersville Medical Center and Medical Park Hospital. This individual will need the ability to travel to all facilities in the market as scheduled.

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 world-class technology, personal connections, and care that’s easier to access and understand, Novant Health is with patients every step of the way on their journey to health and wellness.

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.

Be part of an organization recognized as:

+ Newsweek's "America's Greatest Workplaces 2024" 4 Stars ★★★★ Novant Health Care Providers

+ Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers By State for 2022

+ One of the nation’s 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review

+ Recognized as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign

+ One of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities

+ One of the Best Places for Diverse & Women Managers to Work by Diversity MBA Magazine

+ Top ratings in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group

+ Quality and safety recognition from CMS

Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

+ Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.

+ The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.

+ All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".

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.

Job Opening ID

3839