Registered Pharmacy Tech: Pediatric Care

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston seeks a Registered Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists with preparation, repackaging, compounding, filling and delivery of medications for patients from infancy to adulthood. The role emphasizes accurate dispensing and adherence to time-frame standards.

You will support inventory control, ensure timely dispensing, maintain documentation, and help implement new formulations under supervision.

Qualifications

• Must hold RPHT-TX or be a Pharmacy Intern.
• CPHT certification is preferred.
• Two years of pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• 40 hours of sterile compounding training required.

Responsibilities

• Processes prescriptions/medication orders and prepares medication.
• Ensures proper distribution/delivery of pharmaceutical and supply shipments.
• Ensures the doses are delivered within established departmental time-frame standards.
• Completes and documents daily and monthly activity checklists including expired drug checking, cleaning assignments, and ordering supplies and forms.
• Checks all available means of communication including e-mail, and mailbox every shift.
• Completes all daily filing, including medication orders and stop orders.
• Works with Materials and Logistics to maintain adequate stock of medications and supplies.
• Assists in the implementation of new formulations for manufactured products, new repackaged products, or any product deletions including updating the Master Formulation Book in the pharmacy areas, distributing, or pulling stock, and maintaining the M&R computer program.
• Performs weekly inspections of pharmacy areas to ensure adequate supply of drug accountability logs and of study drugs and in preparation of scheduled patient study visits.

Skills

Attention to detail

Inventory management

Communication skills

Education

RPHT-TX - Registered Pharmacy Technician (State Board of Pharmacy)

PHAR INT - Pharmacy Intern

CPHT Certification - Certified Pharmacy Technician

2 years pharmacy technician experience

40 hours sterile compounding training (ACPE/ASHP)

Job description

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston seeks a Registered Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists with preparation, repackaging, compounding, filling and delivery of medications for patients from infancy to adulthood. The role emphasizes accurate dispensing and adherence to time-frame standards.

You will support inventory control, ensure timely dispensing, maintain documentation, and help implement new formulations under supervision.