Pharmacy Tech

Tenet Healthcare Corporation; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare Corporation is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support dispensing functions, inventory control, sterile product prep, and automated dispensing cabinet maintenance for patients across neonate to geriatric care. Responsibilities include preparing outpatient prescriptions, unit-dose products, and assisting the pharmacist with controlled substances distribution.

Minimum education is a high school graduate with pharmacy experience; hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Pharmacy experience required.
• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs distribution duties.
• Interprets medication labels to compounds, prepares and maintains records of transactions.
• Prepares outpatient prescriptions for review by pharmacist.
• Prepares unit dose tablets capsules and liquids, and surgical drugs and other specialty drug trays.
• Assists the pharmacist with the dispensing of controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records.

Skills

Distribution duties

Label interpretation

Outpatient prescriptions prep

Unit dose prep

Controlled substances handling

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

The Pharmacy Tech provides assistance in the dispensing functions, which include at least the following: purchasing, inventory control of all drug classes, sterile product preparation and associated equipment maintenance, and automated dispensing cabinets equipment and inventory maintenance. Also performs technical duties to maintain pharmaceutical dispensing functions to all neonate, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients, including inpatients and outpatients. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.

General Functions:

• Performs distribution duties
• Interprets medication labels to compounds, prepares and maintains records of transactions.
• Prepares outpatient prescriptions for review by pharmacist
• Prepares unit dose tablets capsules and liquids, and surgical drugs and other specialty drug trays
• Assists the pharmacist with the dispensing of controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

High School Graduate or equivalent

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

Pharmacy experience

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

Hospital pharmacy

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE:

Possession of current Texas State Board of Pharmacy Registration

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE:

Current certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, IV Admixture Certification