Pharmacy Technologist - Huntsville Central Pharmacy

UTMB Health•Huntsville, TX

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists Pharmacists in providing drug distribution, technical services, and clinical services associated with the preparation, storage, and dispensing of pharmaceuticals. This role involves preparing unit-dose medications, retrieving and delivering medication orders, compounding pharmaceuticals, operating automated technology, and maintaining drug inventories. The position also includes performing quality assurance audits, assisting with ambulatory prescriptions, and record-keeping activities. Effective communication and problem-solving skills are essential, along with the ability to work with diverse patient age groups and potentially hazardous materials.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Registered as a Pharmacy Technician with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
OR Registered as a Pharmacist Intern with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
Effective communication skills.
Demonstrates ability to prioritize and solve problems.
Able to spend most of the day standing, walking, or bending.
Able to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, pull, reach, push up to 50 lbs, and regularly and occasionally lift 0-30 lbs.
Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.

Nice To Haves

ACPE approved IV (sterile products) certification.
Two (2) years pharmacy technician experience.

Responsibilities

Prepares unit-dose medications specific to patient needs including patient’s weight, allergies, and age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
Retrieves and delivers medication orders and supplies.
Prepares sterile products utilizing aseptic technique and USP 797 standards.
Compounds bulk and extemporaneous pharmaceuticals specific to patients needs including weight and age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric) utilizing USP 795 standards.
Demonstrates the ability to operate automated technology including compounding, repackaging, cartfill and Automated Drug Systems.
Communicates effectively with other pharmacy employees, healthcare professionals, and patients while appropriately recognizing age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
Maintains adequate drug inventories in pharmacy areas and patient care areas and notifies the appropriate personnel when shortages and/or outages are noted.
Performs quality assurance/improvement audits
Maintains a neat clean and organized work area.
Demonstrates flexibility in staffing assignments.
Assists pharmacists in filling ambulatory prescriptions specific to patient needs including patient’s weight, allergies, and age (e.g., pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
Assists in record keeping activities in any assigned area.
Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure established for department.
Performs related duties as required.