Registered Pharmacy Technician - Chemotherapy - West Tower (11a - 11:30p)

Texas Children's Hospital • Houston, TX

15h

About The Position

A Registered Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacist with medication preparation and performs activities related to repackaging, compounding, filling, and delivery, along with other dispensing tasks. Work is developmentally appropriate for patients from birth through adulthood. This role supports chemotherapy pharmacy operations at West Tower on an 11 a.m.–11:30 p.m. shift.

Requirements

• Registration as a Pharmacy Technician from the State Board of Pharmacy (RPHT-TX), or qualification as a Pharmacy Intern (PHAR INT).
• Complete 40 hours of training in sterile-products compounding accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education or the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Nice To Haves

• CPHT certification from the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
• Two years of pharmacy technician experience.

Responsibilities

• Process prescriptions and medication orders and prepare medication.
• Ensure proper distribution and delivery of pharmaceutical and supply shipments.
• Ensure doses are delivered within established departmental time-frame standards.
• Complete and document daily and monthly activity checklists, including expired-drug checks, cleaning assignments, and ordering supplies and forms.
• Check all available means of communication, including email and mailbox, every shift.
• Complete daily filing, including medication orders and stop orders.
• Work with Materials and Logistics to maintain adequate stock of medications and supplies.
• Assist with implementing new formulations for manufactured products, new repackaged products, and product deletions, including updating the Master Formulation Book in pharmacy areas, distributing or pulling stock, and maintaining the M&R computer program.
• Perform weekly inspections of pharmacy areas to ensure adequate supplies of drug accountability logs and study drugs and to prepare for scheduled patient study visits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed