Pharmacy Technician

Job Description

Job Summary:

• To assist the pharmacist in the preparation, perform activities related to the repackaging and compounding, filling, and delivery of medications, and other tasks associated with dispensing in a manner developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served (0-adult).
• Controlled Substances: Assists in the procurement, record keeping, storage, and distribution of all controlled substances.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists the pharmacist in ensuring the appropriateness of all medication doses by correctly entering patient’s diagnosis, weight, allergies, and body surface area in the computer.
• Follows aseptic technique and infection control in the preparation of sterile products.
• Completes annual recertification and scores at least 90% on the aseptic technique/infection control skills and written exam as documented by a qualified observer.
• Insists other technicians and pharmacists practice aseptic technique and infection control.
• Ensures the medications prepared are correct as verified by the pharmacist and as documented by a lack of dispensing errors.
• Demonstrates competence at batch/medication/prescription order entry.
• Works with Pharmacy Support Services personnel to maintain adequate stock of medications and supplies. Follows procedures established for stock replacement.
• Follows nonformulary procedures.
• Obtains pharmacist initial/final checks and assigns dilution and expiration dating labels to medications according to department standards.

Education and Certifications/ License:

• Required- RPHT-TX – Reg Pharmacy Technician – TX State Board of Pharmacy Or PHAR INT – Pharmacy Intern State Board of Pharmacy.
• Preferred- CPHT – Cert-Pharm. TECH Certification Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
• Registered pharmacy technician with Texas State Board of Pharmacy.
• IV sterile compounding preferred, but not required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of current hospital and departmental standards for the handling of pharmaceuticals.
• Incumbent have math skills, reading skills and good communication skills.
• Incumbent must be able to operate equipment used in the preparation of sterile products.