Inpatient Pharm Tech II PRN

About This Role

The Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II assists in the technical aspects of medication distribution, maintaining specialized areas of responsibility while supporting pharmaceutical care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a specialized area of responsibility in fields such as Purchasing, Receiving, Auditing, Sterile and nonsterile compounding, Billing, Informatics, Medication Reconciliation, Licensing, Contracting, and Marketing
• Enter medication orders from doctors' sheets/prescriptions and fill according to label, ensuring correct product, dosage form, and charge quantity
• Enter correct billing data and complete appropriate paperwork to ensure payment and delivery of pharmacy supplies
• Monitor lost charges
• Order supplies daily and coordinate returns for credit for expired pharmaceuticals
• Coordinate the Drug Recall Process
• Assist in maintaining a clean, orderly, and fully stocked work environment according to established policies and procedures
• Perform inventory control including stocking, cleaning, and facing prescription and OTC shelves
• Compound or admix ingredients appropriately for dispensing, cart fill, and sterile preparation under Pharmacist supervision
• Perform IV admixtures using aseptic techniques and in compliance with accepted regulatory standards as required
• Help patients and medical staff with nonjudgmental questions under the direct supervision of a pharmacist preceptor
• Answer simple questions from medical staff and patients
• Deliver medication appropriately to patients and delivery carts to floors daily

Requirements

• H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• 1 year of experience
• Pharmacy Technician (PHT) certification from the TX Board of Pharmacy OR Registered Pharmacy Intern (RPH-INT) from the TX Board of Pharmacy
• General understanding of Pharmacy Care modalities, terminology, pharmaceutical calculations, terminology, drug use and aseptic techniques, standards, and equipment
• Knowledge of procedures and standards for the labeling and dispensing of prescription medications
• Ability to read, write and follow instructions and flow chart protocols
• Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers
• Ability to follow established safety, infection control, environmental and isolation practices and procedures at all times
• Interpersonal skills to interact effectively with patients and staff
• General computer skills including using required software applications, data entry, information security, electronic medical documentation, hand held scanning and email

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma/GED Equivalent
• 1 Year of Experience

Nice to Have

• Oncology experience
• IV compounding experience

Benefits

Certifications