Pharmacy Technician II - HCA Healthcare

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 Clear Lake today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, 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.

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

To assist the Department of Pharmacy in carrying out its mission of providing quality patient care to all patients cared for by HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake.

What you will do in this role: 

• Assists in maintaining the cleanliness and orderliness of the pharmacy.
• Attains competency in the operation and maintenance of pharmacy automation equipment, i.e. Pyxis and Meditech.
• Maintains records associated with departmental functions assigned to the technician, i.e. times of making pharmacy rounds, times of sending medications via the pneumatic tube system, refrigerator temperatures, crash cart fills, documentation of compounding and pre-packing pharmaceutical products, etc.
• Answers the telephone and provides assistance to the caller to satisfy their inquiries.
• Issues floor stock medications or supplies to other departments after being checked by a pharmacist.
• Enters pharmacy charges into the pharmacy computer system on a daily basis
• Assists the pharmacist in the dispensing of medications, i.e. order entry of physician orders and filling those physician orders to include the reconstituting of medications if required.
• Prepares parenteral medications under the direct supervision of a pharmacist to include large and small volume parenterals, chemotherapy, and hyperalimentation solutions.
• Delivers medications to the nursing units on both scheduled basis as well as an emergency basis when deemed appropriate.
• Checks medications for expiration dates within the department as well as on the nursing units.
• Participates in departmental orientation programs, training programs for pharmacy technicians, pharmacy staff meetings, and in-service education
• Attends and participates in meetings and functions required by the hospital or by the department.
• Performs quality-monitoring functions as requested.
• Promotes positive customer services with internal and external customers
• Performs all other job related duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• ACPE/ASHP certification or has completed a recognized course in an accredited college of pharmacy or a course sponsored by an ACPE in sterile product preparation is preferred.
• Educational requirements appropriate for meeting age-specific needs of pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

• Licensed Pharmacy Technician, or State Registration Pharmacy Technician
• Hospital pharmacy experience preferred, not required
  

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. 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.