Pharmacy Technician - League City Ambulatory (up to 19 hrs/wk; days and evenings)

Pharmacy Technologist

Pharmacy Technologist assists Pharmacists in providing drug distribution, technical services and clinical services associated with the preparation, storage and dispensing of pharmaceuticals.

Responsibilities include:

• Prepares unit-dose medications specific to patient needs including patient's weight, allergies, and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Retrieves and delivers inpatient medication orders and supplies.
• Prepares sterile products utilizing aseptic technique and USP 797 standards (to include the preparation, handling and disposal of bio-hazardous drugs).
• Demonstrates the ability to operate automated technology including compounding, repackaging, cartfill and Automated Drug Systems.
• Compounds bulk and extemporaneous pharmaceuticals specific to patients needs including weight and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Communicates effectively with other pharmacy employees, healthcare professionals, and patients while appropriately recognizing age (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 noted.
• Performs quality assurance/improvement audits
• Maintains a neat clean and organized work area.
• Demonstrates flexibility in staffing assignments.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Assists pharmacists in filling ambulatory prescriptions specific to patient needs including patient's weight, allergies, and age (pediatric, neonate, adolescent, adult, and geriatric).
• Assists in record keeping activities in any assigned area.

Minimum qualifications:

High school or equivalent and no experience required. Registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) as a Pharmacy Technician and have taken and passed a pharmacy technician certification examination approved by TSBP and have a current certification.

Preferred qualifications:

• ACPE approved IV (sterile products) certification
• Hospital Experience
• IV Chemotherapy Certification a plus

Working environment/location of position:

• Candidates may be required to float between the Galveston and League City Campuses.
• Standard hospital pharmacy environment.
• Working with the public.
• Work with chemotherapy and other bio-hazardous agents
• Working weekends and shift rotation.
• May be required to work overtime and extended shifts during emergencies.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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