CHCP Pharmacy Tech - New Grad

HCA Healthcare • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician provides drug therapy and pharmaceutical education services to customers under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. Services must be high quality, cost-effective, efficient, and professional. This role supports medication distribution and pharmacy operations, including preparing medication orders for pharmacist checking, delivering medications, processing IVs, chemotherapy, and TPNs, managing medication carts, restocking, and maintaining inventory and formulary supplies. The technician also helps orient and cross-train colleagues and completes required educational development.

Requirements

• Pharmacy Technician license.
• IV certification.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Work toward and achieve goals established during the previous evaluation period, and communicate progress or requests for assistance to the manager.
• Make medication delivery and pickup rounds to nursing units as required.
• Fill medication orders for pharmacist checking and deliver them to nursing units after pharmacist checking.
• Process discharges and transfers, including cart fills and pickup and crediting of discharge medications.
• Process and reconcile IVs, chemotherapy, and TPNs.
• Restock the work area.
• Prepare daily medication carts for pharmacist checking and deliver the carts after checking.
• Repackage non-unit-dose medications.
• Generate computer reports and deliver them to nursing units.
• Process specialty drug boxes, such as labor and delivery boxes.
• Check assigned areas for expired medications and maintain a neat, clean work area.
• Follow department and hospital policies, including attendance, schedule-change and vacation/holiday planning, punctuality, and completing duties on schedule.
• Support inventory control and formulary maintenance by recording shortages, charging and crediting medications appropriately, and communicating with the purchasing manager about stock levels.
• Assist with cross-training and orientation of employees, help coworkers solve problems and complete tasks, and communicate problems to a supervisor or Assistant DOP.
• Attend required department in-services.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed