Registered Pharmacy Technician - West Campus

Texas Children's Hospital; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is seeking a Registered Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists in preparation, repackaging, and dispensing medications across pediatric patient ages. The role requires accuracy in compounding, documentation, and timely medication delivery in a high-volume setting.

Responsibilities include processing prescriptions, maintaining stock, and coordinating with Materials and Logistics.

Qualifications

• Must hold RPHT-TX or be eligible as a Pharmacy Intern (PHAR INT).
• CPHT certification from PTCB preferred.
• Two years pharmacy technician experience preferred.
• 40 hours of sterile compounding training accredited by ACPE or ASHP.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions and medication orders and prepare medications.
• Ensure proper distribution and delivery of pharmaceutical and supply shipments.
• Maintain timely delivery of doses within department standards.
• Complete daily/monthly activity checklists and inventory tasks.
• Communicate via email and internal mail systems each shift.
• File medication orders and stop orders accurately.
• Collaborate with Materials and Logistics to maintain stock levels.
• Assist in implementing new formulations and maintain Master Formulation Book.

Skills

RPHT-TX Registered Pharmacy Technician

PHAR INT Pharmacy Intern

Education

CPHT Certification (PTCB)

2 years Pharmacy Technician experience (preferred)

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

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.

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.