Description

Introduction

Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Pharmacy Technician II opening with HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) Pharmacy Technician II for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The pharmacy technician II is responsible for accurately performing all advanced and basic pharmacy technician functions in a timely manner. In addition, they may be responsible for performing duties associated with automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) and other specialized duties as assigned by the Pharmacy management team.

What you will do in this role:

• Identifies critical issues, prioritize workload and communicate to appropriate personnel any issues in a timely manner competency

• Completes all education requirements and/or other activities needed to maintain competency

• Interacts in person and by phone with hospital personnel politely and appropriately.

• Accurately maintains required documentation logs

• Complies with facility policy and procedures and regulatory requirements

• Responsible for maintaining medication storage and security as per regulatory requirements throughout the organization

• Accurately performs audits (i.e. anesthesia, overrides, billing, etc.) as assigned

• Performs quality control and performance improvement functions as assigned

• Accurately performs and documents monthly medication storage area inspections as assigned

• Performs administrative billing functions

• Completes OR charges in a timely manner as assigned

• Assists the pharmacists in clinical reviews as assigned (i.e. medication reconciliation, triaging reports, etc).

• Accurately performs required calculations

• Accurately and safely compounds and label medications and parenteral admixtures

• Always utilizes aseptic techniques in the preparation of parenteral compounding

• Compliant with all USP 797 daily/monthly requirements (i.e. Cleaning laminar airflow cabinets and biological safety cabinets, wearing personal protective equipment, etc.)

• Always obtains a final check from the pharmacist before releasing any prepared parenteral compounds, before packaging any medication, or dispensing any medication

• Prepares all work records needed for day at their designated times including the Discontinues, Transfers, and Discharges lists of parenteral preparations and efficiently processes these reports before they are dispenses to the patient care areas.

• Compounds chemotherapy preparation per established protocol

• Accurately transports medications and other pharmacy supplies in a timely manner to appropriate areas

• Accurately fills orders in the pharmacy

• Process medication returns and restocking to the pharmacy

• Proficient in automated dispensing systems

• Performing daily ADC routines as assigned (i.e. restocks, outdates, discrepancy resolution, loading and unloading, etc.) Troubleshoots ADC issues. (i.e. orders not coming across, drawer failures, medication

• Able to reconfigure Automated Dispensing Cabinets (ADC). Able to perform ADC build and set up functions

• Under direction will adjust medication Min & Max

• Utilizes the Medications Not Loaded report to load appropriate Medications in ADC

• Under direction will perform ADC expiration Audits

• Narcotic Discrepancy Audits – Investigates Discrepancies to determine if true discrepancy and completes Audit sheets and/or incidence reports as appropriate.

• Replenishes ADCs, emergency cart trays and floor stock accurately and as needed

• Monitor ADT activities and communicate any problems to appropriate individual

• Accurately packages and prepares medications for dispensing as assigned

• Appropriately and timely notifies the pharmacy inventory manager of products that need to be reordered.

• Complies with ongoing processes to monitor outdates as per policy and procedures

• Performs receiving and check in of medication/supply orders as defined in policy and notifies the pharmacy inventory manager of any shortages, overages or product damage

• Manages drug supplies in a cost effective manner and identifies opportunities to minimize waste

• Demonstrate some relevant theoretical knowledge

• Apply known solutions to a variety of predictable problems

• Applies and performs processes that require a range of well developed skills where some discretion and judgment is required

• Take responsibility for own outputs in work, learning and of others

• Performs other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Pharmacy Technician - IV Certified

• High School Graduate / GED

• Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, or State Registration Pharmacy Technician, or State License Pharmacy Intern

• Minimum one (1) year of hospital experience highly preferred.

As the first hospital in Pearland, Texas, HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-pearland) is proud to provide healthcare resources to the south Houston communities. Our 50+ bed hospital isn’t just a neighborhood hospital, but we are an exceptional full-service hospital that happens to be in your neighborhood. Our hospital provides expert emergency care, breast cancer screening, and cardiology services . Our emergency department provides fast and effective care, our women’s diagnostic imaging center provides full-service mammogram procedures, including diagnostic and 3D mammograms, for effective breast cancer screening, and our cardiology team is home to some of the top Houston cardiologists . HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland aspires to connect with each one of our patients to build a network of caring individuals. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.

Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Pharmacy Technician II opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.