Pharmacy Technician Full Time

About the Role

Kindred Hospital Tarrant County Southwest is a long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital specializing in the treatment of patients recovering from post-intensive care and medically complex conditions. Our hospital provides both intensive care and telemetry-level services, offering advanced monitoring and support for patients requiring extended medical care.

Responsibilities

• Assists Pharmacist to prepare and dispense medication.
• Mixes pharmaceutical preparations, fills bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and prepares labels for bottles.
• Fills orders with correct medications and prepares unit of use dosage when possible.
• Processes records of medication and equipment dispensed to patient, computes charges, and enters data in computer.
• Prepares intravenous (IV) packs, generates required reports (e.g., pick i.v., production reports).
• Performs backup procedures correctly, recycles product as appropriate, and updates prep/expiration dates on recycled product.
• Dates, times, and initials all vials for reuse; prioritizes work (e.g., stats made first).
• Delivers IV solutions to proper locations and restocks shelves while rotating stock.
• Properly disposes of non-recyclable solutions and maintains IV refrigerator temperature log.
• Receives and stores incoming supplies, counts stock, and updates inventory records in the computer.
• Returns medications to stock, rotates stock, and fills requisitions from Nursing floors in a timely fashion.
• Calculates appropriate medication doses based on patient’s age (Adult and Geriatrics).
• Cleans equipment and sterilizes glassware according to prescribed methods.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• State Certification/Licensure if required by state.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy setting preferred.
• Basic understanding of the role and use of a computer in processing prescription orders with minimum word processing skills.
• Good math and science skills.
• Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
• Good stress coping skills and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Self-motivated, self-directed with excellent organizational skills.
• Must have good and regular attendance.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with clinical staff.
• Proficiency in aseptic technique and use of laminar air flow hood for mixing IV additive solutions.
• Experience with inventory management and record-keeping.