Registered Pharmacy Technician (Days) PRN

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital seeks a Registered Pharmacy Technician to assist in medication preparation, distribution, and related duties. Critical responsibilities include processing prescriptions and ensuring accurate distribution within a fast-paced pharmacy environment. Candidates should possess a valid pharmacy technician certification and relevant experience in pharmacy settings.

Qualifications

• RPHT-TX or Pharmacy Intern required.
• 2 years pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• Experience in compounding sterile products desired.

Responsibilities

• Processes prescriptions and prepares medication.
• Checks communication every shift for updates.
• Completes activity checklists and maintains supplies.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Registered Pharmacy Technician certification

CPHT certification

40 hours training in compounding sterile products

Job description

Talent Area: Pharmacy

Location: Houston, TX, US

Department: Pharmacy Services

Job ID: 418468

We are searching for a Registered Pharmacy Technician -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will assist the pharmacist in the preparation related to the repackaging and compounding, filling, and delivery of medications, and other tasks associated with dispensing in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-adult). This role also assists in the procurement, record keeping, storage, and distribution of all controlled substances.

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

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Qualifications:

• RPHT-TX - Registered Pharmacy Technician from the State Board of Pharmacy required, OR
• PHAR INT - Pharmacy Intern
• CPHT certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board preferred
• 2 years pharmacy technician experience preferred
• 40 hours of training in compounding sterile products accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists preferred

About Texas Children’s

Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children’s Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and The Women’s Place – Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.

To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.