Pharmacy Technician - Galveston (Days, up to 19 hrs/wk)

About the role

This is an open-pooled position. Applicants' education/experience will be considered and the position may be filled at a lower or higher level, as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Prepares unit-dose medications specific to patient needs including patient’s weight, allergies, and age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Retrives and delivers medication orders and supplies.
• Prepares sterile products utilizing aseptic technique and USP 797 standards.
• Compounds bulk and extemporaneous pharmaceuticals specific to patients needs including weight and age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric) utilizing USP 795 standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to operate automated technology including compounding, repackaging, cartfill and Automated Drug Systems.
• Communicates effectively with other pharmacy employees, healthcare professionals, and patients while appropriately recognizing age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Maintains adequate drug inventories in pharmacy areas and patient care areas and notifies the appropriate personnel when shortages and/or outages are noted.
• Performs quality assurance/improvement audits.
• Maintains a neat clean and organized work area.
• Demonstrates flexibility in staffing assignments.
• Aids in filling ambulatory prescriptions specific to patient needs including patient’s weight, allergies, and age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Aids in record keeping activities in any assigned area.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Performs related duties as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP)
• Preferred: ACPE approved IV (sterile products) certification
• Preferred: Two (2) years pharmacy technician experience

Skills

• Effective communication skills
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize and solve problems
• Able to spend most of the day standing, walking, or bending
• Able to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, pull, reach, push up to 50 lbs., and regularly and occasionally lift 0-30 lbs.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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Job Summary

To provide technical assistance in the dispensing of prescribed medications and pharmaceutical preparations.

Major Duties/Critical Tasks

• Retrieves and delivers medication and supplies.
• Prepares unit-dose medications specific to patient needs including patient’s weight, allergies, and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Repackages and labels medication items in the inpatient setting specific to patient needs including weight and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Aids in record keeping activities in any assigned area.
• Maintains adequate drug inventories in pharmacy areas and patient care areas.
• Compounds bulk and extemporaneous pharmaceuticals specific to patients needs including weight and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Demonstrates the ability to operate automated technology including compounding, repackaging, cart fill, and Automated Drug Systems.
• Communicates effectively with other pharmacy employees, healthcare professionals, and patients while appropriately recognizing age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Maintains a neat clean and organized work area.
• Demonstrates flexibility in staffing assignments.
• Aids in filling ambulatory prescriptions specific to patient needs including patient’s weight, allergies, and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Aids in record keeping activities in any assigned area.
• Adheres to internal controls established for department.
• Performs other related duties as requested.