Pharmacy Technician - Galveston (up to 19 hrs/wk)

Pharmacy Technician - Galveston (up to 19 hrs/wk)

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

**Galveston, Texas, United States**

Allied Health

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2600662

**Minimum Qualifications:**

• 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)

**PREFERRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**

+ ACPE approved IV (sterile products) certification preferred.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

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

**ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS**

• 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.
• Performs related duties as required.

**KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES**

• 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.

**WORK SCHEDULE:**

Up to 19.99 hours per week with no benefits. Must be willing to work any shift. xywuqvp


**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 Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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