Pharmacy Technician PRN

Medical City Frisco; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 24,796,800 - 41,328,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off & disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Tuition and education support

Fertility and family benefits

Job summary

Medical City Frisco is seeking a Pharmacy Technician (PRN) to join the hospital pharmacy team. You’ll perform advanced and basic technician duties, support ADC operations, and assist pharmacists with clinical reviews and reconcilation tasks.

Responsibilities include maintaining sterile compounding standards, auditing storage areas, and ensuring compliance with USP 797 guidelines. Prior hospital experience and state licensure are required.

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician with state license required.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a pharmacy setting.
• Active registration with the State Board of Pharmacy.
• ACPE-accredited IV certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify critical issues and prioritize workload; communicate promptly.
• Maintain documentation logs and regulatory compliance.
• Assist pharmacists with medication reconciliation and reviews.
• Accurately compound and label medications and parenteral admixtures.
• Operate and troubleshoot automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs).
• Perform daily ADC routines and audits; ensure proper storage and security.
• Support billing, OR charges, and inventory management.

Skills

CPhT

Pharmacy Technician License

High School Diploma/GED

1 year experience

Active State Board registration

ACPE IV certification preferred

Job description

Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pharmacy Technician PRN at Medical City Frisco, part of HCA Healthcare. The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for accurately performing all advanced and basic pharmacy technician functions in a timely manner. In addition, they may be responsible for performing duties associated with Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADCs) and other specialized duties as assigned by the pharmacy management team.

Responsibilities

• Identifies critical issues, prioritizes workload and communicates 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 (e.g., anesthesia, overrides, billing, 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.
• Completes OR charges in a timely manner as assigned.
• Assists the pharmacists in clinical reviews as assigned (e.g., medication reconciliation, triaging reports, etc.); accurately performs required calculations.
• Accurately and safely compounds and labels medications and parenteral admixtures.
• Always utilizes aseptic techniques in the preparation of parenteral compounding.
• Compliant with all USP 797 daily/monthly requirements (e.g., 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 (e.g., restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.).
• Troubleshoot ADC issues (e.g., 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 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 – investigate discrepancies to determine if true discrepancy and complete audit sheets and/or incidence reports as appropriate.
• Replenish ADCs, emergency cart trays, and floor stock accurately and as needed; monitor ADT activities and communicate any problems to appropriate individuals; accurately package and prepare medications for dispensing as assigned.
• Appropriately and timely notify 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.
• Practice and adhere to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement".

Qualifications

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
• Pharmacy Technician License (PharmTech)
• High School Graduate / GED
• At least 1 year of experience
• Active registered pharmacy technician, as per State requirements, in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy
• ACPE‑accredited I.V. certification preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time‑away 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

EEO Statement

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.