Pharmacy Technician II (Retail)

Baylor Scott & White Health•Dallas, TX

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician II helps distribute medications and performs related pharmacy tasks. The technician can work independently, maintain a specialized area, and support pharmaceutical care. Responsibilities may include purchasing, receiving, auditing, sterile and nonsterile compounding, billing, informatics, medication reconciliation, licensing, contracting, and marketing. The technician works under pharmacist supervision where required, including compounding and responding to questions from patients and medical staff.

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 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 pharmacy care activities, including purchasing, receiving, auditing, compounding, billing, informatics, medication reconciliation, licensing, contracting, and marketing.
Enter medication orders from doctors' sheets or prescriptions; fill prescriptions according to their labels and ensure the correct product, dosage form, formulary charge quantity, and billing data are used.
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 stocked work environment; perform inventory control by 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.
Answer simple, nonjudgmental questions from patients and medical staff under a pharmacist preceptor's supervision.
Deliver medications to patients and deliver medication carts to floors daily.