Certified Pharmacy Tech PRN

UTHealth Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premiums

Generous time off (≈37–38 days/year)

Longevity pay

Retirement/pension plan

Job summary

UTHealth Houston is expanding its Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC with a PRN Certified Pharmacy Technician role. The position involves compounding, dispensing medications, maintaining patient records, and supporting IV admixtures and automated dispensing systems.

Requirements include a valid CPhT with PTCB and TSBB certification, a high school diploma, and at least 2 years of related experience. The role emphasizes teamwork, accuracy, and patient education.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 2 Years Of Related Experience Required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) by PTCB required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) by Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) required.

Responsibilities

• Under supervision, compounds and dispenses prescriptions and maintains patient records.
• Maintains inventory and schedules, including IV admixtures and unit-dose packaging.
• Assists pharmacist with patient education and drug information.
• Ensures compliance with procedures and guidelines in daily operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Effective oral and written comms

Aptitude for healthcare collaboration

HR management

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

CPhT certification (PTCB)

CPhT certification (TSBP)

Job description

Join a growing team! With the opening of Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC at UTHealth Houston, we will soon have the largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country, serving the region with a 500+ bed facility. Our dedicated health care employees will have the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of mental health specialties and cutting-edge research. With exposure to a variety of specialties such as Acute, Subacute, and Intensive Outpatient, Continuum of Care, Mood Disorders, ECT, Early Onset Treatment , Adult General Psychiatry, Competency Restoration, Child and Adolescent, Juvenile Justice, Geriatric Psychiatry, Treatment Mall and Unit-Based Programming.

We are seeking a PRN Certified Pharmacy Tech with availability for 2-4 shifts a month.

Once you join us you won't want to leave.

It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees!

As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as…

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, compounds and dispenses medical prescriptions. Maintaining patient records; sets up packages and labels medication doses; fills and dispenses routine orders for stock supplies of patient-care areas; refills and inventories automated dispensing machines, and maintains inventories of medication supplies. Technicians must function in strict accordance with standard, written procedures and guidelines with deviation approved by the supervising pharmacist.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Processes medication orders or prescriptions, accurately and safely compounds medications and IV admixtures in acceptable dosage forms, appropriately packages and dispenses pre-manufactured dosage forms.
• Operates and uses appropriate techniques within systems for storage, preparation, and dispensing of medicinal agents and follows the health system's policies regarding cart fill, unit dose distribution, of medication preparation and labeling, controlled substances reconciliation, and purchasing of pharmaceuticals and supplies.
• Assists the pharmacist in the preparation of patient, physician and nursing education.
• Assists the pharmacist in the retrieval of accurate, concise, applicable and timely drug information.
• Collects patient-specific data to assist the pharmacist in designing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and modifying patient pharmacotherapy to ensure effective, safe and economical patient care including screening for IV to oral conversion, renal dosing adjustments, allergies and non-formulary prescribing.
• Obtains clinical pharmacokinetic data to assist the pharmacist in designing effective, safe, and economical therapeutic medication regimens including the calculation of creatinine clearance in appropriate patients.
• Assists with publishing and distributing newsletters and notices.
• Effectively supports management.
• Completes work activities through effective management of time, tasks, and available resources.
• Manages own conduct, performance and attitude including time, space and paper; ethics; attendance and punctuality; and customer focus.
• Participates in implementing goals and objectives, and policy and procedures of the department and facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• An aptitude for working with other health care professionals.
• Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) by Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) required
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) by Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) required

Minimum Education:

High School Diploma or equivalent required

Minimum Experience:

2 Years Of Related Experience Required

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code 411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code 117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R.

• 791.4. Residency Requirement:
• Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.