Certified Pharmacy Tech PRN

UTHealth Houston•Houston, TX

20h

About The Position

UTHealth Houston is seeking a PRN Certified Pharmacy Tech for its Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC, a 500+ bed academic psychiatric hospital serving the region. The position offers exposure to a variety of mental health specialties and programs, including acute and subacute care, intensive outpatient services, mood disorders, ECT, early-onset treatment, adult general psychiatry, competency restoration, child and adolescent psychiatry, juvenile justice, geriatric psychiatry, treatment mall, and unit-based programming. The role is expected to work 2–4 shifts per month. Under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, the technician compounds and dispenses prescriptions, maintains patient records, prepares and labels medication doses, fills routine stock orders for patient-care areas, refills and inventories automated dispensing machines, and maintains medication-supply inventories. The technician must follow written procedures and guidelines, with deviations approved by the supervising pharmacist. This is a security-sensitive position, and employees must permanently reside and work in Texas.

Requirements

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) is required.
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) is required.
High school diploma or equivalent is required.
Two years of related experience is required.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Aptitude for working with other health care professionals.
Must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands: exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Responsibilities

Process medication orders or prescriptions; safely and accurately compound medications and IV admixtures, package medications, and dispense pre-manufactured dosage forms.
Use appropriate systems and techniques for medication storage, preparation, and dispensing, following health-system policies for cart fill, unit-dose distribution, medication preparation and labeling, controlled-substance reconciliation, and purchasing pharmaceuticals and supplies.
Assist the pharmacist with patient, physician, and nursing education.
Assist the pharmacist in retrieving accurate, concise, applicable, and timely drug information.
Collect patient-specific data to support the pharmacist in designing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and modifying pharmacotherapy, including screening for IV-to-oral conversion, renal dosing adjustments, allergies, and non-formulary prescribing.
Obtain clinical pharmacokinetic data to support therapeutic medication regimens, including calculating creatinine clearance for appropriate patients.
Assist with publishing and distributing newsletters and notices.
Support management effectively.
Complete work activities through effective management of time, tasks, and available resources.
Manage personal conduct, performance, and attitude, including ethics, attendance, punctuality, and customer focus.
Participate in implementing department and facility goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

100% paid medical premiums for full-time employees.
Generous time off, including holidays, a preventative leave day, vacation, and sick time, totaling approximately 37–38 days per year.
Additional vacation accrual with length of service.
Monthly longevity payments after two years of service.
Retirement/pension plan.
Free financial and legal counseling.
Free mental health counseling services.
Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs.
Employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, and cell phones.
Resources for child and elder care.