Pharmacy Technician II

HCA Houston Healthcare; Webster (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with employer match

Education assistance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is seeking a Pharmacy Technician II to support drug dispensing and patient education under a licensed pharmacist. This role delivers medications, prepares IVs and chemo under supervision, and ensures accurate cart and inventory management in a busy hospital setting.

You will participate in discharges, assist in cross-training, and help maintain formulary compliance while following department policies.

Qualifications

• High School/GED required.
• Pharmacist-Intern, CPhT, or PharmTech license required.
• IV Therapy or BCSCP training preferred.
• No travel required.
• Minimum 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Proactively supports drug therapy and education under a licensed pharmacist.
• Delivers and picks up meds to nursing units as required.
• Fills medication orders for pharmacist review and delivers to nursing units.
• Processes discharges and transfers and assists with IVs, Chemo, and TPNs.
• Maintains inventory and assists in cross-training and orientation.

Skills

1 year experience

IV Therapy

Education

High School Graduate / GED

PHARM-Intern Pharmacist Intern

CPhT Certified Pharmacy Technician

PharmTech Pharmacy Technician License

Job description

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Pharmacy Technician II you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

This position will be responsible for the provision of drug therapy and pharmaceutical education to the customers under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The services must be that of the highest quality, cost effective and delivered in an efficient and professional manner.

What will you do in this role:

• The employee proactively works toward and achieves goals set in the previous evaluation period. Regularly communicates with manager to update him or her on progress or express needs for assistance.
• Makes delivery and pickup rounds to nursing units, as required.
• Fill medication orders for checking by a pharmacist and tubes/delivers to nursing unit after R.Ph. Checking.
• Processes discharges and transfers (i.e. Cart fill, pickup and credit discharge meds IV: Techs
• Processes IV's, Chemo's, and TPN's. 5. Reconciles IV's, Chemo's, and TPN's.
• Restocks work area. Cart Set Tech:
• Set daily medication carts for RPh checking, then delivers med. carts after R.Ph. checking.
• Repackaging of non-unit dose medications Central:
• Generate Computer Reports and delivers reports to nursing units.
• Process specialty drug boxes e.g. L&D boxes General:
• Check assign areas for expiration date.
• Maintains a neat and clean work area
• Complies with/ensures compliance with hospital and department policies, including but not limited to: a. Adheres to department attendance policy. b. Follows appropriate guidelines for planning/arranging schedule changes or vacation/holidays. c. Reports to work on-time. d. Completes job duties within required time frame, according to established schedule or workflow
• Ensures inventory control and formulary maintenance by: a. Listing shorts on short book. b. Appropriate charging and crediting of medications. c. Regularly communicates with purchasing manager to assure adequate stock is available.
• Assists in cross-training of co-workers. 2. Assists in the orientation of new employees. 3. Assists co-workers in problem-solving and helps co-workers' complete other tasks when needed. 4. Regularly communicates problems to supervisor or Assistant DOP. 5. Educational development fulfilled by attending required department in-services.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Graduate / GED
• (PHARM-Intern) Pharmacist - Intern, or (CPhT) Certified Pharmacy Technician, or (PharmTech) Pharmacy Technician License
• IV Therapy, or (BCSCP) Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy Specialty
• No Travel Required
• 1 years experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.