Pharmacy Technician II Retail

Baylor Scott & White Health•Plano, 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 aiding in pharmaceutical care. The role supports pharmacy operations including purchasing, receiving, auditing, compounding, billing, informatics, medication reconciliation, licensing, contracting, and marketing. Work is performed under pharmacist supervision where specified.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
One year of experience.
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 at all times.
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 aid in pharmaceutical care functions, including purchasing, receiving, auditing, sterile and nonsterile compounding, billing, informatics, medication reconciliation, licensing, contracting, and marketing.
Enter medication orders from physicians' sheets or prescriptions; fill them according to the label and ensure the correct product, dosage form, formulary charge quantity, and billing data are used.
Complete and file paperwork needed to ensure 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.
Maintain a clean, orderly, and fully stocked work environment in accordance with 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 nonjudgmental questions under a pharmacist preceptor's supervision, answering simple questions.
Deliver medications appropriately to patients and deliver medication carts to floors daily.