Pharmacy Tech II

Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX

Full-time

Houston, TX

501-1,000 employees

Educational Services

About the position

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to join our team. This position plays a crucial role in ensuring that pharmacy activities and regulatory tasks are executed in a timely manner, adhering to the required guidelines, policies, and procedures. The Pharmacy Technician will maintain and optimize the automated dispensing systems and temperature monitoring systems, ensuring that all operations run smoothly and efficiently. In addition, the technician will assist pharmacists in preparing IV admixtures, filling medication requests, and managing pharmacy inventory, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the pharmacy department. In this role, the Pharmacy Technician will take on a leadership and advisory position within the pharmacy technician group, focusing on work processes and practices, training, scheduling, performance standards, continuing education, and competency validation. The technician will also represent the pharmacy at various meetings and assist in coordinating the use of the automated drug distribution system, including database management, resetting par and reorder levels, and cabinet optimization. Furthermore, the technician will ensure the proper operation of the IDS automated dispensing system and temperature monitoring system, including alarm monitoring and reporting. The Pharmacy Technician will be responsible for accurately preparing medications for pharmacists to check, ensuring that all necessary auxiliary labels are included and that the final check and signature documentation by a pharmacist occurs before delivery. The technician will also be expected to prepare sterile products with precision, adhering to aseptic techniques at all times, and will be responsible for selecting the appropriate drug products required for sterile preparations. Additionally, the technician may assist with purchasing activities and support other areas within the pharmacy as needed, making this a dynamic and integral role within our healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties to ensure activities and regulatory tasks occur on a timely basis and meet appropriate/required guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain and optimize the automated dispensing systems and temperature monitoring system.
• Assist the pharmacist in the preparation of IV admixtures, filling medication requests, and maintaining pharmacy inventory.
• Serve in a leadership and advisory role for the pharmacy technician group in areas of work processes and practices, training, schedules, performance standards, continuing education, and competency validation.
• Coordinate the use of the automated drug distribution system for the pharmacy, including database management, resetting of par and reorder levels, and cabinet optimization.
• Coordinate the use of the IDS automated dispensing system and temperature monitoring system to assure proper system operation, alarm monitoring, and reporting.
• Accurately prepare medications for the pharmacist to check, including appropriate auxiliary labels, in a timely manner.
• Ensure that a pharmacist's final check and signature documentation of all products has occurred prior to delivery.
• Attend promptly to the directives of the pharmacist and supervisory personnel.
• Accurately prepare sterile products in a timely manner, adhering to required aseptic technique at all times.
• Select the appropriate drug product(s) required for the preparation of sterile products and assure that all necessary components are available for final check by the pharmacist.
• May be responsible for purchasing activities and assisting other areas within the pharmacy as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED
• Registered Pharmacy Technician (CPHT) with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy or pharmacy school student intern card
• Completion of an ACPE approved 40-hour sterile products course as required by location
• Two (2) years of hospital pharmacy experience with automated dispensing technology and/or sterile products.

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults
• Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity sessions
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs