Pharmacy Technician

HCA Healthcare; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) matching

Education support

Job summary

HCA Healthcare seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support daily operations in a hospital setting in Fort Worth. You will assist pharmacists, handle medication storage, perform dispensing tasks, and help ensure regulatory compliance and safety in parenteral preparation.

Required are a high school diploma (or equivalent) and pharmacy technician training; experience in healthcare is preferred. The role includes benefits and opportunities to contribute to patient care within the Medical City Alliance

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Graduate of pharmacy technician training program preferred.
• Active Registered Pharmacy Technician as per State requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identifies critical issues, prioritizes workload and communicates to appropriate personnel.
• Maintains documentation logs and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Interacts in person and by phone with hospital personnel politely.
• Assists pharmacists in clinical reviews and medication reconciliation.
• Performs administrative billing functions and handles medication storage/security.
• Proficient in automated dispensing systems and ADC operations.
• conducts monthly inspections and ensures aseptic technique for parenteral admixtures.

Skills

Communication

Documentation

Regulatory compliance

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy technician training program

Tools

Automated dispensing systems

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary and Qualifications

• Identifies critical issues, prioritize workload and communicate to appropriate personnel any issues in a timely manner

• Completes all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competency

• Interacts in person and by phone with hospital personnel politely and appropriately.

• Accurately maintains required documentation logs

• Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements

• Responsible for maintaining medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements throughout the organization

• Accurately performs audits (i.e. anesthesia, overrides, etc.) as assigned

• Performs quality control and performance improvement functions as assigned

• Accurately performs and documents monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned

• Performs administrative billing functions

• Assists the pharmacists in clinical reviews as assigned (i.e. medication reconciliation, triaging reports, etc).

• Accurately performs required calculations

• Accurately and safely compounds and label medications and parenteral admixtures

• Always utilizes aseptic techniques in the preparation of parenteral compounding

• Compliant with all USP 797 daily/monthly requirements (i.e. cleaning laminar airflow cabinets and biological safety cabinets, wearing personal protective equipment, etc.)

• Always obtains a final check from the pharmacist before releasing any prepared parenteral compounds, before packaging any medication, or dispensing any medication

• Prepares all work records needed for day at their designated times including the Discontinued, Transfers, and Discharges Lists of parenteral preparations and efficiently processes these reports before they are dispensed to the patient care areas

• Compounds chemotherapy preparation per established protocol

• Accurately transports medications and other pharmacy supplies in a timely manner to appropriate areas

• Accurately fills orders in the pharmacy

• Process medication returns and restocking to the pharmacy

• Proficient in automated dispensing systems

• Performing daily ADC routines as assigned (i.e. restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.)

• Troubleshoots ADC issues. (i.e. orders not coming across, drawer failures, medication jams, communication failures, etc.)

• Able to reconfigure Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC).

• Able to perform ADC build and set up functions

• Under direction will adjust medication Min & Max

• Utilizes the Medications Not Loaded report to load appropriate Medications in ADC

• Under direction will perform ADC expiration Audits

• Narcotic Discrepancy Audits – Investigates Discrepancies to determine if true discrepancy and completes Audit sheets and/or incidence reports as appropriate.

• Replenishes ADCs, emergency cart trays and floor stock accurately and as needed

• Accurately packages and prepares medications for dispensing as assigned

• Appropriately and timely notifies the pharmacy inventory manager of products that need to be reordered.

• Complies with ongoing processes to monitor outdates as per policy and procedures

• Performs receiving and check in of medication/supply orders as defined in policy and notifies the pharmacy inventory manager of any shortages, overages or product damage.

• Manages drug supplies in a cost effective manner and identifies opportunities to minimize waste.

• Understands that failure to follow established SOP’s for hazardous drugs could potentially lead to risk of adverse effects which may include but not limited to skin rashes, reproductive effects, chronic effects, and cancer.

What qualifications you will need:

Education/Skills

• High School Diploma or equivalent required

• Graduate of pharmacy technician training program preferred

Experience

• 1+ years in healthcare setting preferred

Licenses, Registrations and/or Certifications

• Active Registered Pharmacy Technician, as per State requirements, in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy

• ACPE accredited IV certification preferred. The employee is required to obtain certification within 90 days of hiring if not certified

Benefits

Medical City Alliance, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Alliance serves families from Fort Worth, Keller, Haslet, Saginaw and Tarrant County. Our 99+ bed hospital offers 30+ specialties. We offer 2 convenient ER locations, including our off-campus ER in Saginaw. Our maternity floor includes labor and delivery suites and c-section ORs. We have a well-baby nursery, postpartum rooms, and a Level III NICU. We offer compassionate care with state-of-the-art surgical equipment. Our hospital offers robotic surgery to perform procedures. Our facility provides comprehensive cardiology services. We prioritize early detection and treatment of heart disease. Our advanced technology provides quick results to our patients. Our patient satisfaction scores rank in the top decile of hospitals nationwide. Our physicians rank Medical City Alliance as excellent in quality of care. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

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