Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy, On-Call

Covenant-Health; Hobbs (NM); On-site; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Providence Hobbs Hospital in New Mexico invites an Acute Care Pharmacy Tech II to support the dispensing of unit dose and stock medications to nursing units and other departments, triaging orders and maintaining the integrity of the automated dispensing system (ADS). Requirements include a high school diploma or GED, NM Pharmacy Technician license or TX trainee/license, and either 1 year of hospital pharmacy experience with PTCB certification or 2 years without PTCB.

Certification is preferred.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or GED required.
• Upon hire: New Mexico Pharmacy Technician - New Mexico Board of Pharmacy or upon hire: Texas Pharmacy Technician Trainee or Texas Registered Pharmacy Technician License.
• Minimum of one year (> 2080 clock hours) of pharmacy practice in an integrated health system and current PTCB certification - OR - 2 years (>4160 hours) hospital pharmacy if not PTCB certified.

Responsibilities

• Fill/dispense unit dose and stock medications to nursing units and other departments, ensuring prompt and accurate delivery while maintaining ADS integrity.
• Triaging patient orders and ensuring accuracy in dispensing, including IV medications.

Skills

Strong attention to detail

Patient safety focus

Education

High School Diploma or GED

NM Pharmacy Technician license

TX Pharmacy Technician Trainee or TX Licensed

PTCB certification

Tools

Automated Dispensing Machines (ADMs)

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Description

The Acute Care Pharmacy Tech II performs duties relating to the filling and dispensing of unit dose and stock medications from the pharmacy to the nursing units and other ancillary departments in a prompt accurate manner. Fill/dispense oral and IV medications, triaging patient orders and maintaining the integrity of the automated dispensing system (ADS).

Required Qualifications:

• H.S. Diploma or GED.
• Upon hire: New Mexico Pharmacy Technician - New Mexico Board of Pharmacy or
• Upon hire: Texas Pharmacy Technician Trainee or
• Upon hire: Texas Registered Pharmacy Technician License.
• Minimum of one year (> 2080 clock hours) of pharmacy practice in an integrated health system and current PTCB certification - OR - 2 years (>4160 hours) hospital pharmacy if not PTCB certified.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Coursework/Training: Graduate of a Pharmacy Technician program.
• Specialty certification (e.g. ACPE approved sterile compounding certification) where applicable by role and state.
• Previous experience with Automated Dispensing Machines (ADMs) and electronic health records (EHR).

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

About the Team

Since 1918, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person through our integrated health network in West Texas/eastern New Mexico. As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are located in the cities of Lubbock, Levelland, Plainview and Hobbs. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, outreach programs, hospice and home care, and even schools for nursing and radiography.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 449289
Company: Covenant Jobs
Job Category: Pharmacy
Job Function: Clinical Care
Job Schedule: Per-Diem
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Clinical Support
Department: 8050 PHARMACY HOBBS HOSPITAL
Address: NM Hobbs 4900 N Lovington Hwy
Work Location: Covenant Hobbs Hospital-4900 N Lovington Hwy
Workplace Type: On-site
Pay Range: $19.17 - $29.34
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.