Pharmacy Technician

Medical City McKinney • McKinney, TX, US • 1d ago

Medical City McKinney

Pharmacy Technician

Night Shift

Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Pharmacy Technician today with Medical City McKinney.

Benefits

Medical City McKinney, 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.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Pharmacy Technician. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Pharmacy Technician 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.

Duties include but not limited to:

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

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 Discontinued, Transfers, and Discharges Lists of parenteral preparations and efficiently processes these reports before they are dispensed 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 jams, communication failures, etc.)

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.

Perform other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

IV Certification in sterile compounding by an ACPE accredited provider (minimum of 40 hours) required. The employee is required to obtain certification within 90 days of hiring, if he or she is not certified.
Current Registered pharmacy technician in good standing with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
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
Interpret available information using discretion and judgment.
Take responsibility for own outputs in work and learning
Take responsibility for the outputs of others
Understands that failure to follow established SOP’s for hazardous drugs could potentially lead to risk of adverse effects which may include but not limited to skin rashes, reproductive effects, chronic effects, and cancer

Medical City McKinney opened its doors more than 90 years ago. We are a 285+ bed acute care hospital. We serve the residents of McKinney and northern Collin County. Our main campus is a Level III Trauma Center. We provide emergency services at our main campus and at Medical City ER Stonebridge. We have cardiovascular and neurological services. We offer general surgery, orthopedics and women's services. Additionally, a Level II neonatal intensive care unit and behavioral health services. Medical City McKinney is a Primary Stroke Center. We are also a stroke rehabilitation center. We are certified by The Joint Commission for total hip and total knee replacement. We are a part of the Medical City network of hospitals. Patients are ensured access to medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the network.

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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Pharmacy Technician opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

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