Pharmacy Technician

3 weeks ago

Humble, United States Townsen Memorial Hospital Full time
Townsen Memorial Hospital is an accredited network of facilities with an emphasis on emergency care, outpatient surgery, and diagnostics and imaging. Our core mission is to provide compassionate, evidence-based patient care to those we serve. At Townsen Memorial, we encompass diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness as a reflection of our core values. Townsen Memorial is committed to driving cutting edge healthcare to our patients, our communities and each other.

Townsen Memorial Hospital is hiring for a full-time Pharmacy Technician to work in our acute care setting in Humble, TX. This position will work under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist and will perform assigned duties in support of the Pharmacy Department with an emphasis on accuracy, timeliness, and patient safety.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
  • Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements for self and within unit
  • Manages hospital medication inventory; including ordering, stocking/organizing to prevent mispicks/medication errors, rotating stock to minimize expired products, proactively responding to drug shortages, maintaining appropriate stock levels of formulary medications, using drop ship and alternative suppliers appropriately, acquiring non-formulary medications, and oversee the disposition of expired products
  • Manages PYXIS inventory; including accurate selection and loading of medications, organize according to ISMP safety initiatives, evaluate medication use trends to maintain appropriate par levels, ensure removal of expired/damaged products in a timely manner, and resolve discrepancies
  • Maintains appropriate inventory records, including supplier invoices and Pyxis deliver/receive logs, as required by hospital policy and state and federal regulations
  • Manages employee purchase functions, including ordering and charging
  • Manages departmental medication requests in a timely manner, including ordering, documenting, communicating out of stock or shortages, and transferring medications to the department. Maintain an adequate supply of medications regularly used and requested by the departments
  • Manages emergency supply inventory in carts/kits, including ordering and maintaining adequate supply, accurately restocking, organizing to ensure consistent placement and uniformity, documenting medications used for charge purposes, removal of expired/damage products, and performing monthly checks on each unit
  • Accurately prepares medications in unit of use containers, ensuring correct labeling of medication, precise mixing of ingredients, and documentation as required by state regulations
  • Prepares medication kits ensuring accuracy and completeness of each kit. Maintain adequate inventory of medications used in these kits, label appropriately, document expiration dates, and charge the department as indicated
  • Assists in performing yearly Controlled-Substance inventory and annual hospital-wide medication inventory
  • Records refrigerator temperatures daily, ensuring that medications are stored at appropriate temperatures. Maintain refrigerator temperature logs per hospital policy
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
  • Communicates effectively with nursing, physicians, and ancillary services to meet the needs of these departments and maintain a positive working relationship and image of the pharmacy department
  • Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations
  • Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations
  • Represenst the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times
  • Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
  • Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Our hospital is subject to the CMS vaccine mandate. You must be fully vaccinated before you may begin employment with us. While our company currently does not have a vaccine mandate, we're obligated to enforce any applicable mandates under federal law
  • Certified with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
  • Registered as a pharmacy technician with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
  • Registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
  • 2 years of experience as a Licensed Pharmacy Technician in an acute care setting
  • Current BLS certification
BENEFITS:
  • 3 Medical plans
  • 2 Dental plans
  • 1 Vision plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Basic and Voluntary Life with AD&D plan
  • 401(k) with a 2-year vesting
  • PTO + Holidays

Please visit our website for more information:

Compensation to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

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