Pharmacy Technician II (Inpatient)

Baylor Scott & White Health•Frisco, TX

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician II helps distribute medications and perform related pharmacy tasks. The technician can work independently and maintain a specialized area while supporting pharmaceutical care. Responsibilities span areas such as purchasing, receiving, auditing, sterile and nonsterile compounding, billing, informatics, medication reconciliation, licensing, contracting, and marketing. This position is identified as a night shift role with a 7-on/7-off schedule.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
One year of experience.
Must hold one of the following credentials 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 functions, including purchasing, receiving, auditing, compounding, billing, informatics, medication reconciliation, licensing, contracting, and marketing.
Enter medication orders from physicians’ sheets or prescriptions; fill orders according to the label, verify the product, dosage form, and charge quantity against the formulary, and enter required billing data.
Complete and file paperwork needed for payment 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.
Maintain a clean, orderly, and fully stocked work environment under established policies and procedures; perform inventory control, including stocking, cleaning, and facing prescription and OTC shelves.
Compound or admix ingredients for dispensing, cart fill, and sterile preparation under pharmacist supervision.
Perform IV admixtures using aseptic techniques and accepted regulatory standards, as required.
Assist patients and medical staff with questions under a pharmacist preceptor’s supervision, answering simple questions.
Deliver medications appropriately to patients and deliver medication carts to floors daily.