Pharmacy Technician II (Inpatient)

Children's Hospital at Baylor Scott & White Health promotes the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, we empower you to live well through our core values: serving faithfully, striving for better, supporting one another, and making an impact.

Benefits

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a specialized area of responsibility, aiding in pharmaceutical care in areas such as Purchasing, Receiving, Auditing, Sterile and nonsterile compounding, Billing, Informatics, Medication Reconciliation, Licensing, Contracting, and Marketing.
• Enters medication orders from doctors' sheets or prescriptions and fills according to the label, ensuring the correct product is dispensed.
• Ensures the dosage form and charge quantity match the formulary and enters correct billing data as required.
• Completes and files appropriate paperwork to ensure payment for and delivery of pharmacy supplies, monitors lost charges.
• Orders supplies daily and coordinates returns for credit when pharmaceuticals have expired.
• Coordinates the Drug Recall Process.
• Helps maintain a clean, orderly, and fully stocked work environment under established policies and procedures, performs inventory control.
• Compounds or admixes ingredients appropriately for dispensing, cart fill, and sterile preparation under the supervision of the Pharmacist.
• Performs IV admixtures using aseptic techniques and in compliance with accepted regulatory standards.
• Assists patients and medical staff with nonjudgmental questions under a pharmacist preceptor's supervision.
• Answers simple questions from medical staff and patients.
• Delivers medication appropriately to patients and delivers delivery carts to floors daily.

Requirements

• General knowledge of Pharmacy Care modalities, terminology, pharmaceutical calculations, 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.
• Excellent social skills to interact effectively with patients and staff.
• General computer skills, including software applications, data entry, information security, electronic medical documentation, handheld scanning, and email.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 1 year of experience
• Certification/License/Registration: Must have one of the following from the TX Board of Pharmacy:
  • Registered Pharmacy Intern (RPH-INT)
  • Pharmacy Technician (PHT)