Pharmacy Technician PRN

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance / education support

Employee discounts

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare West seeks a Pharmacist Intern or Certified Pharmacy Technician to support drug therapy delivery under supervision of a licensed pharmacist. You will fill orders, prepare IV therapies, assist in unit rounds, and ensure accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities include IVs/Chemo/TPN processing, inventory control, and assisting in staff training. This role emphasizes reliability, teamwork and patient-centered care in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate / GED.
• Pharmacist - Intern or CPhT or PharmTech license.
• IV Therapy or BCSCP certification.
• No travel required.
• 1 year of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides drug therapy and education under supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
• Makes delivery and pickup rounds to nursing units.
• Fills medication orders for pharmacist checking and delivers to units.
• Processes discharges, transfers, IVs, Chemo, and TPNs; reconciles IV/Chemo/TPN.
• Maintains inventory, coordinates with purchasing for stock.
• Assists in cross-training and orientation of new employees.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Pharmacist - Intern

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)

PharmTech License

IV Therapy

Compounded Sterile Preparations (BCSCP)

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

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.

• 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 West, 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 West is a full-service, 300+ bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston, a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. 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.

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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