Retail Pharmacy Technician PRN

AdventHealth • Mission, TX

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Retail Pharmacy Technician PRN position supports the Retail Pharmacy at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission. The pharmacy is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The preferred availability is Thursdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with occasional additional shifts if available. The role also involves walking throughout the hospital to deliver patient discharge prescriptions to their rooms.

The posting describes advanced pharmacy technician duties across core and specialized practice areas, including medication dispensing and preparation, inventory management, sterile compounding, controlled substance handling, technology support, medication safety, and regulatory compliance. The technician collaborates with pharmacy and clinical staff, supports quality improvement and compliance initiatives, and mentors and trains pharmacy staff and learners. The stated pay range is $19.15–$30.64.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• At least 1 year of contemporary hospital pharmacy experience, or retail or ambulatory experience.
• Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) or Licensed Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) credential.
• Strong verbal and written communication, organizational, problem-solving, and customer service skills.
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changes.
• Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and external customers.
• Ability to follow direction from management and work under a pharmacist's direct supervision.
• Ability to identify, follow up on, and resolve discrepancies.
• Ability to identify and mitigate pharmacy operational or program issues and assist with resolution.
• Ability to maintain accurate and complete records.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Ability to read, write, and speak conversational English.
• Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office.

Nice To Haves

• Technical or vocational school education.
• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program.
• Ability to teach pharmacy technician students.
• Proficiency with hospital computer systems and pharmacy automation.
• Knowledge and competence in aseptic techniques, hazardous drug compounding, and USP <795>, <797>, and <800> standards, if applicable.
• Knowledge and competence in medication reconciliation, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to compliance audits, documentation, and medication-use process improvement; prepare reports and support regulatory and accreditation readiness.
• Collaborate with pharmacy staff, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to resolve medication-related issues and support continuity of pharmacy services.
• Mentor technicians and support onboarding, competency validation, peer development, and training of pharmacy learners and staff.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement projects, educational initiatives, and practice advancement efforts.
• Perform pharmacy technician duties across core workflows, hospital systems, and operational programs, including medication dispensing, preparation, inventory management, sterile compounding, controlled substance handling, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide leadership or coverage in at least two core pharmacy practice areas, such as central/distributive operations, decentralized services, automated dispensing cabinet management, or cleanroom compounding.
• Provide coverage in at least one advanced practice area, such as hazardous cleanroom compounding, CII safe management, medication histories, decentralized clinical support, environmental monitoring, authorized technician inventory checks, or inventory/purchasing management.
• Prepare and dispense patient-specific medication doses, verifying the drug, dose, dosage form, expiration dating, and barcode scanning.
• Compound and manage complex and sterile preparations, including chemotherapy and hazardous formulations, following USP <795>, <797>, and <800> guidelines and institutional protocols.
• Troubleshoot and optimize pharmacy automation systems, automated dispensing cabinets, and software platforms; support upgrades, configuration changes, and staff training.
• Manage medication inventory, including ordering, stocking, receiving, rotating stock, removing expired medications, and maintaining perpetual inventory counts.
• Monitor medication storage, cold chain custody, expired-medication quarantine areas, and inventory integrity.
• Conduct controlled substance audits and reconciliations and help prevent diversion; support formulary management and inventory optimization.
• Identify systemic safety risks, contribute to root cause analysis, and lead initiatives to reduce medication errors.
• Lead hazardous medication handling practices, including spill response, PPE training, and environmental safety audits; ensure adherence to USP <800> and institutional protocols.
• Deliver patient discharge prescriptions to rooms throughout the hospital.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED