Pharmacy Technician- Evenings

Pharmacy Technician – Evenings

Townsen Memorial Hospital – Humble is seeking a Full Time Pharmacy Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate must be available from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for performing assigned duties in support of the Pharmacy Department with an emphasis on accuracy, timeliness, and patient safety under the direct supervision of the Pharmacist.

• Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements for self and within unit
• Manages hospital medication inventory, including ordering, stocking/organizing to prevent mispacks/medication errors, rotating stock to minimize expired products, proactively responding to drug shortages, maintaining appropriate stock levels of formulary medications, using drop ship and alternative suppliers appropriately, acquiring non-formulary medications, and overseeing the disposition of expired products
• Manages PYXIS inventory, including accurate selection and loading of medications, organizing according to ISMP safety initiatives, evaluating medication use trends to maintain appropriate par levels, ensuring removal of expired/damaged products in a timely manner, and resolving discrepancies
• Maintains appropriate inventory records, including supplier invoices and Pyxis deliver/receive logs, as required by hospital policy and state and federal regulations
• Manages employee purchase functions, including ordering and charging
• Manages departmental medication requests in a timely manner, including ordering, documenting, communicating out of stock or shortages, and transferring medications to the department. Maintains an adequate supply of medications regularly used and requested by the departments
• Manages emergency supply inventory in carts/kits, including ordering and maintaining adequate supply, accurately restocking, organizing to ensure consistent placement and uniformity, documenting medications used for charge purposes, removing expired/damaged products, and performing monthly checks on each unit
• Accurately prepares medications in unit of use containers, ensuring correct labeling of medication, precise mixing of ingredients, and documentation as required by state regulations
• Prepares medication kits ensuring accuracy and completeness of each kit. Maintains adequate inventory of medications used in these kits, labels appropriately, documents expiration dates, and charges the department as indicated
• Assists in performing yearly Controlled‑Substance inventory and annual hospital‑wide medication inventory
• Records refrigerator temperatures daily, ensuring that medications are stored at appropriate temperatures. Maintains refrigerator temperature logs per hospital policy
• Always ensures and maintains patient confidentiality
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly
• Maintains regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations
• Complies with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices
• Communicates effectively with nursing, physicians, and ancillary services to meet the needs of these departments and maintain a positive working relationship and image of the pharmacy department
• Participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities
• Performs all tasks in a safe manner that is consistent with company policies, as well as state and federal laws
• Performs other related duties as assigned to support the hospital

• Working knowledge of pharmacology principles and procedures and the laws and regulations pertaining to the receipt, storage, and dispensation of drugs.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized, and function under stressful situations
• Ability to maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, and participating in team problem‑solving methods
• Ability to complete additional educational requirements as assigned by due dates
• Annual employee health requirement as established by the facility
• Annual competencies as required by the facility

• Certified with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
• Currently registered as a pharmacy technician with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; registration must remain active and unencumbered while employed
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of hire

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care