Pharmacy Technician Specialist

Job Summary

As a Pharmacy Technician Specialist, you will be responsible for accurately performing advanced and basic pharmacy technician functions in a timely manner. Your duties are performed under the direct supervision of a pharmacist and according to professional standards and practices.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent education
• Completion of a course sponsored by an ACPE provider which provides 40 hours of instruction and experience and meets Texas Board of Pharmacy requirements to compound sterile products
• Minimum 2 years of hospital experience required
• Minimum 1 year sterile compounding experience preferred
• Supervisor experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Act as a facility Automated Dispensing Cabinet (ADC) Super User/Trainer
• Assist in education of new pharmacy ADC users and serve as a resource to both pharmacy and nursing staff for problems and/or questions
• Perform daily ADC routines as assigned (i.e. restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.) and provide oversight of these activities for appropriate inventory management
• Manage the ADC’s formulary for new medications and communicate with individual ADC users when errors are made and re-educate as to correct procedures
• Work with purchaser and Director of Pharmacy to perform CII safe expiration audits, compare report audits and daily reports review including compounding reconciliation
• Investigate discrepancies to determine if true discrepancy and complete incident reports as required
• Review RX Auditor report and generate investigation reports for nurse managers/directors to review
• Perform accurate audits of narcotic overrides, anesthesia documentation, etc. as assigned
• Work with Inventory Manager, IV room and utilizes EXP reports to reduce expirations and waste in the ADC and central pharmacy
• Identify, analyze and evaluate data from a variety of sources as assigned
• Perform the role of inventory manager/buyer when that person is not available or as assigned
• Absolutely perform and document monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned
• Perform all duties required of basic technicians as required including filling of medication orders, safe compounding and labeling of parenteral admixtures including hazardous medications if competent
• Absolutely perform and document monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing