Certified Pharmacy Technician: Hospital Pharmacy Care

SUN Behavioral Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

SUN Behavioral Houston is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists by stocking, assembling and distributing medications and by assisting with inventory and order processing for hospitalized patients.

The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, integrity, and HIPAA compliance, with duties including preparing patient profiles and assisting in IV admixtures, and contributing to quality control and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Active certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board as a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
• Minimum of one year experience in a behavioral healthcare setting (preferred).
• Associates degree (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Answers telephones.
• Makes rounds to nursing units to pick up orders.
• Prepares individual medication cassettes for verification by pharmacist.
• Fills requisitions for floor stock indications for verification by pharmacist.
• Prepares and updates patient profiles on hospitalized patients with name, diagnosis, hospital number, and other pertinent information.
• Prepares pass medications for verification.
• Prepares prescriptions for verification by pharmacist.
• Signs out controlled substances on proof of use sheets.
• Checks in all medication orders.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory and checks pharmaceutical stock to determine levels.
• Assists in preparation of IV admixtures under aseptic conditions.
• Demonstrates safety, teamwork, integrity and compassion in daily tasks.

Skills

Phone answering

Inventory management

Medication preparation

Controlled substances handling

HIPAA compliance

Teamwork

Integrity

Safety compliance

Communication

Education

CPhT certification

Associates degree preferred

Job description

SUN Behavioral Houston is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists by stocking, assembling and distributing medications and by assisting with inventory and order processing for hospitalized patients.

The role emphasizes safety, teamwork, integrity, and HIPAA compliance, with duties including preparing patient profiles and assisting in IV admixtures, and contributing to quality control and regulatory standards.