Registered Pharmacy Technician West Campus

Texas Children's Hospital; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus seeks a Registered Pharmacy Technician to assist pharmacists with preparation, repackaging, compounding, filling, and dispensing across pediatric patient populations. The role emphasizes accurate medication delivery and adherence to departmental timelines.

The candidate should have TX RPHT registration or be a Pharmacy Intern, with CPHT certification preferred and prior pharmacy technician experience. Training in sterile compounding is encouraged.

Qualifications

• 2 years pharmacy technician experience preferred
• 40 hours of training in compounding sterile products preferred
• CPHT certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions/medication orders and prepare medication
• Ensure proper distribution/delivery of pharmaceutical and supply shipments
• Maintain stock of medications and supplies with Materials and Logistics
• Document daily and monthly activity checklists and ordering
• Perform weekly inspections of pharmacy areas and study drug logs

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Sterile compounding training

Communication skills

Education

RPHT-TX Registration

Pharmacy Intern (PHAR INT)

CPHT Certification

Tools

M&R computer program

Job description

Job Description

A Registered Pharmacy Technician plays a key role in bringing this to life- To assist the pharmacist in the preparation, perform activities 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).

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

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 Us

Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus is Houston’s first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city’s most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

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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.