Facility

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Location

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Department

Pharmacy

Job Family

Professional

Work Shift

Variable (United States of America)

Summary

Assist in the various activities of the pharmacy department to provide quality patient care.

Major Job Functions

The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job.  The incumbent may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below.  In addition, specific functions may change from time to time:

• Assist in medication preparation by selecting, counting, compounding, reconstituting, packaging, and labeling per established departmental guidelines

• Maintain and replenish up-to-date inventory of medications and supplies stored

• Stock and replace emergency crash carts, drug boxes, as well as other specialty floor stocked items (RSI kits, NICU Transport Box, etc.) throughout the health system

• Refill and deliver unit dose cart fill, pyxis batches, parenteral TPN’s, IV admixture, and any bulk stock items in a timely manner to the correct patient care area

• Ability to perform sterile and non-sterile compounding, once trained, following all procedures as outlined by pharmacy

• Perform nursing unit inspections as assigned and participate in the department’s surveillance program for eliminating expired medications from the health system

• Maintains and protects patients’ and hospital employees’ right to privacy as evidenced by the securing of confidential records and release of information to authorized persons only

• Assists in precepting and training of new pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students

• Orients and becomes competent in inventory, controlled substance, compounding, obtaining medication histories, and automated dispensing cabinet operations within first year of hire date

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this job:

Education and Formal Training: 

• High school diploma or equivalent required

• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) required OR ExCPhT completion required

• Registered with the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy required OR be registered within the first 30 days of hire required

• Completion of pharmacy technician program preferred

Work Experience: 

• 1-year experience as a pharmacy technician preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: 

• Competency and proficiency in telephone triage to provide excellent, prompt customer service

• Critical thinking and ability to identify urgent situations and complete tasks timely to eliminate delays in patient care

• Competency and proficiency with automated dispensing cabinet (ADC) drug distribution to refill and load noncontrolled and controlled substance medications

• Detail oriented with an inherent quality for accuracy when performing activity within the department

• Ability to work in a team environment

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to work various schedules including day, evenings and third shift to meet staffing needs

• Perform repetitive motion including bending, twisting, stooping, pushing, and pulling

• Ability to lift a minimum of up to 10 pounds

• Ability to see and read physician orders, medication labels, etc.

• Manual dexterity to use computer systems

• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time

• Ability to climb stairs as needed

Required Licenses and Certifications

CPHT - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board

Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity