Pharmacy Technician - CHCP Students

HCA Healthcare • Dallas, TX

1d

About The Position

Medical City Healthcare invites College of Healthcare Professions (CHCP) Pharmacy Technician graduates to begin their careers across its facilities. Pharmacy Technicians process medication orders or prescriptions; compound medications and IV admixtures safely and accurately; and package and dispense pre-manufactured dosage forms. They use appropriate techniques and systems for medication storage, preparation, and dispensing, following health system policies for cart fill, unit dose distribution, medication preparation and labeling, controlled-substance reconciliation, and purchasing pharmaceuticals and supplies.

The Pharmacy Technician assists pharmacists with patient, physician, and nursing education; retrieving drug information; and collecting patient-specific data to support the pharmacist’s medication-therapy decisions. This includes screening for IV-to-oral conversion, renal dosing adjustments, allergies, and non-formulary prescribing. The role also supports department communications and management, completes work effectively using available time and resources, maintains professional conduct and customer focus, and participates in implementing department and facility goals, objectives, policies, and procedures. Other duties may be assigned or scheduled.

Requirements

• Hold one of the following: Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Pharmacist-Intern (PHARM-Intern), or Pharmacy Technician License (PharmTech).

Responsibilities

• Process medication orders or prescriptions.
• Accurately and safely compound medications and IV admixtures in acceptable dosage forms.
• Package and dispense pre-manufactured dosage forms.
• Use appropriate systems and techniques for medication storage, preparation, and dispensing.
• Follow policies for cart fill, unit dose distribution, medication preparation and labeling, controlled-substance reconciliation, and purchasing pharmaceuticals and supplies.
• Assist pharmacists in preparing patient, physician, and nursing education.
• Assist pharmacists in retrieving accurate, concise, applicable, and timely drug information.
• Collect patient-specific data to assist pharmacists with designing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and modifying patient pharmacotherapy.
• Screen for IV-to-oral conversion, renal dosing adjustments, allergies, and non-formulary prescribing.
• Assist with publishing and distributing newsletters and notices.
• Support management effectively and complete work activities using time, tasks, and available resources effectively.
• Manage conduct, performance, attitude, time, workspace, paperwork, ethics, attendance, punctuality, and customer focus.
• Participate in implementing department and facility goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned or scheduled.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits
• Free counseling and referral services
• Paid time off and 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
• 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