Pharmacy Technician Full Time Days

Kindred Healthcare•Fort Worth, TX

17h

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance, and support to the registered pharmacist at Kindred Hospital Tarrant County Southwest, a long-term acute care hospital. The role supports medication preparation and dispensing, intravenous preparation, inventory management, recordkeeping, and delivery of medications and supplies. The technician also follows hospital policies for patient confidentiality, safety, compliance, and professional conduct.

Requirements

PHRMTECH-R Registered Pharmacy Technician or licensure as a Pharmacy Technician with the applicable State Board of Pharmacy, where mandated by state law; required upon hire.
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with clinical staff.
Self-motivated and self-directed, with excellent organizational skills.
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Good math and science skills and good stress-coping skills.
Must read, write, and speak fluent English.
Must have good and regular attendance.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent, including education equivalent to completion of secondary school, or demonstrated ability to perform the essential functions of the role (preferred).
At least one year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician in a hospital pharmacy setting (preferred).
Education and training providing a basic understanding of the role and use of a computer in processing prescription orders, with minimum word-processing skills (preferred).

Responsibilities

Assist the pharmacist with preparing and dispensing medications.
Mix pharmaceutical preparations, fill bottles with prescribed tablets and capsules, and prepare medication labels.
Fill orders with the correct medications and prepare unit-of-use doses when possible.
Process records of medications and equipment dispensed to patients, compute charges, and enter data into the computer.
Prepare intravenous (IV) packs and generate required reports, including IV pick and production reports.
Perform backup procedures correctly.
Recycle products when appropriate, update preparation and expiration dates, and date, time, and initial vials for reuse.
Prioritize work, deliver IVs to the proper locations, restock shelves, rotate stock, and properly dispose of non-recyclable solutions.
Maintain the IV refrigerator temperature log.
Receive and store incoming supplies.
Count stock and enter data into the computer to maintain inventory records.
Return medications to stock, rotate stock, and fill requisitions from nursing floors in a timely manner.
Calculate appropriate medication doses based on adult and geriatric patients' ages.
Clean equipment and sterilize glassware according to prescribed methods.
Follow hospital dress code and identification requirements, complete annual health, safety, and education requirements, and maintain professional development.
Protect the confidentiality of patient and employee information and comply with HIPAA privacy laws and hospital policy.
Attend mandatory in-services and staff meetings, report to work as scheduled, and follow absence notification policies.
Represent the organization professionally, comply with ethical business practices and organizational policies, and communicate the hospital's mission, ethics, goals, and departmental focus.
Maintain current licensure or certification for the position, if applicable.
Demonstrate guest relations skills and follow departmental and hospital health, safety, security, and hazardous materials policies and procedures.
Conduct job responsibilities in accordance with ScionHealth's Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, applicable laws, and applicable standards.
Perform other related duties as assigned.