Pharmacy Technician Coordinator-Pharmacy Procurement
Duke University

Job Info

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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 957 inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 51 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; an Ambulatory Surgery Center with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. In fiscal year 2018, Duke University Hospital admitted 42,916 patients and had 1,085,740 outpatient visits in fiscal year 2017.

U.S News & World Report named Duke University Hospital #1 in North Carolina and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham area in 2018-19.

Duke University Hospital is ranked in the top 20 nationally for seven adult specialties, including cardiology and heart surgery, nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, rheumatology, and urology.

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.

Location:

Duke Hospital (Pharmacy Storeroom) Durham, North Carolina

Work Hours:

1st shift (7:00am-3:30pm) Mon-Fri, on call every 4th weekend.

General Summary

This individual supervises the performance of Pharmacy Procurement Technicians in a variety of routine and advanced technical duties related to preparing and dispensing drugs in accordance with standard procedures and techniques. This position will primarily be a first shift position with an on call weekend rotation once per month.

Specific duties include (but are not limited to):

· General daily supervision of Pharmacy Storeroom Technician staff work duties.

· Coordinating receiving and stocking of drugs and supplies in Pharmacy Storeroom.

· Label and dispense medication to appropriate patient care locations.

· Receive and process medication requests from clinics, labs, and other pharmacy areas.

· Research and provide information where appropriate; refer other inquiries to pharmacist.

· Auditing cycle counts of drug inventory by Pharmacy Storeroom technicians.

· Auditing expiration date checking of drug inventory by Pharmacy Storeroom technicians, and

· processing of expired stock.

· Return to stock to wholesalers as appropriate; complete corresponding documentation.

· Supervise duties of Pharmacy Storeroom technicians.

· Training newly hired Pharmacy Storeroom technicians.

· Generating Pharmacy Storeroom reports as scheduled.

· Assist with managing drug shortages.

· Create work schedule for Pharmacy Storeroom technician staff.

· Manage internal projects as assigned.

· Perform other related duties incidental to the work described above.

· Appropriate utilization of the Omnicell WorkflowRx software and associated carousel hardware

· Appropriate execution of supplemental pharmaceutical and supply orders

· Accurately fill and deliver departmental and interdepartmental requisitions

· Independently able to identify appropriate storage conditions for pharmaceuticals, consistent with manufacturer labeling

· Comply with OSHA, NIOSH, and USP 797> regulations for the safe handling of hazardous medications

· Provide exemplary customer service

· Consistently adhere to first-in first-out methodology for inventory distribution

· Collaborate with team members to surpass customer expectations

· Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

Excellent communication skills; customer service experience; organizational skills.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires high school or equivalent. Successful completion of a formalized Pharmacy Technician program preferred.

Experience

Work requires a minimum of two years experience as a Pharmacy Technician plus completion of advanced competencies checklist as documented and approved by the Department of Pharmacy. OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

Pharmacy technician certification is required from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). North Carolina Board of Pharmacy registration is required.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

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