Pharmacy Technician I (Inpatient)

Baylor Scott & White Health•Frisco, TX

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician I (Inpatient) helps distribute medications and perform related pharmacy tasks. The technician maintains a specialized area and supports pharmaceutical care under established procedures, including medication order entry, dispensing, billing, inventory, supply management, compounding, and delivery. Compounding and sterile preparation are performed under pharmacist supervision. The role also assists patients and medical staff with simple, nonjudgmental questions under a pharmacist preceptor’s supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
One year of experience.
Must hold one of the following from the Texas Board of Pharmacy: Registered Pharmacy Intern (RPH-INT) or Pharmacy Technician (PHT).
General knowledge of pharmacy care modalities, terminology, pharmaceutical calculations, drug use, aseptic techniques, standards, and equipment.
Knowledge of procedures and standards for labeling and dispensing prescription medications.
Ability to read, write, and follow instructions and flow-chart protocols.
Ability to sort, check, count, and verify numbers.
Ability to follow established safety, infection control, environmental, and isolation practices and procedures.
Excellent social skills to interact effectively with patients and staff.
General computer skills, including software applications, data entry, information security, electronic medical documentation, handheld scanning, and email.

Responsibilities

Maintain a specialized area of responsibility and assist with pharmaceutical care activities such as purchasing, receiving, auditing, compounding, billing, informatics, medication reconciliation, licensing, contracting, and marketing.
Enter medication orders from doctors’ sheets or prescriptions and fill them according to the label, ensuring the correct product, dosage form, charge quantity, and billing data.
Complete and file paperwork to support payment for and delivery of pharmacy supplies, and monitor lost charges.
Order supplies daily and coordinate returns for credit when pharmaceuticals have expired.
Coordinate the Drug Recall Process.
Help maintain a clean, orderly, and fully stocked work environment in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Perform inventory control, including stocking, cleaning, and facing prescription and over-the-counter shelves.
Compound or admix ingredients for dispensing, cart fill, and sterile preparation under pharmacist supervision.
Perform IV admixtures using aseptic techniques and in compliance with accepted regulatory standards, as required.
Answer simple questions from patients and medical staff under a pharmacist preceptor’s supervision.
Deliver medications appropriately to patients and deliver carts to floors daily.