Pharmacy Technician

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician
Location: Houston, TX 77030
Duration: 03 Months
Schedule Notes: Hours: 7am-3:30pm

Duties:
To assist the pharmacist in the preparation, perform activities related to the repackaging and compounding, filling, and delivery of medications, and other tasks associated with dispensing in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-adult). Controlled Substances: Assists in the procurement, record keeping, storage, and distribution of all controlled substances.
" Assists the pharmacist in ensuring the appropriateness of all medication doses by correctly entering patient s diagnosis, weight, allergies, and body surface area in the computer.
" Follows aseptic technique and infection control in the preparation of sterile products. Completes annual recertification and scores at least 90% on the aseptic technique/infection control skills and written exam as documented by a qualified observer. Insists other technicians and pharmacists practice aseptic technique and infection control.
" Ensures the medications prepared are correct as verified by the pharmacist and as documented by a lack of dispensing errors.
" Demonstrates competence at batch/medication/prescription order entry.
" Works with Pharmacy Support Services personnel to maintain adequate stock of medications and supplies. Follows procedures established for stock replacement. Follows nonformulary procedures.
" Obtains pharmacist initial/final checks and assigns dilution and expiration dating labels to medications according to department standards.

Skills:
" Knowledge of current hospital and departmental standards for the handling of pharmaceuticals.
" Incumbent have math skills, reading skills and good communication skills. Incumbent must be able to operate equipment used in the preparation of sterile products.

Required:
PTCB Verification, TSBP registration and IV Sterile Compounding
Shift/Schedule: HM plans to cross-train the technician in other inpatient areas to provide additional coverage so they must be able to work any of these shift start/end times:
" 6:15 AM 2:45 PM
" 8:00 AM 4:30 PM
" 8:30 AM 5:00 PM
" 9:00 AM 5:30 PM
*Schedule will vary from week to week. They will also be required to work every other weekend from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a corresponding day off during the week.

Education:
Required- RPHT-TX - Reg Pharmacy Technician - TX State Board of Pharmacy Or PHAR INT - Pharmacy Intern State Board of Pharmacy
Preferred- CPHT - Cert-Pharm. TECH Certification Pharmacy Technician Certification Board