Pharmacy Technician

North Central Surgical Center is a highly successful, Baylor Scott & White affiliated hospital located in Dallas, TX. We partner with the very best team members and medical staff in the area.

We are a surgical focused hospital that performs over 12,000 procedures per year.

FACTS ABOUT NORTH CENTRAL : Opened in 2005, 14 Operating Rooms and 30 Medical / Surgical Patient Rooms. We are conveniently Located at Walnut Hill & 75 in the prestigious NorthPark area Specialties include : Orthopedics, Spine, General Surgery, Pain Management, Urology, GI / Endoscopy, Plastic, and Podiatry surgeries.

Managed by United Surgical Partners International & Joint Commission Accredited

Job Description :

North Central Surgical Center is currently seeking a Full-Time Pharmacy Technician in our Hospital Pharmacy Department

• Makes rounds and delivers labeled medications, controlled substances and pharmaceutical supplies
• Monitors the accurate documentation on the Controlled Substances Administration Log on the patient care areas
• Answers telephone and provides information as requested or refers questions to appropriate personnel
• Interprets physicians’ orders and enters into the computer system
• Generates labels and fills drug orders according to physicians’ orders
• Refills medication carts with accuracy and exchanges medication cubicles as per schedule
• Responsible for unit-dose packaging the bulk medications into unit of use, and accurate documentation of the function
• Fills drug replacement orders to various departments accurately and maintains par levels
• Returns drug credits to pharmacy stock
• Assists in processing discharges and issuing credit, if necessary on all returned drugs
• Stocks shelves and notes any drugs that will be expiring or in need of ordering
• Assists with the initiation, development, maintenance, and execution of rules and regulations pertaining to the professional policies set by the Pharmacy Department
• Assists in keeping all work areas clean, neat, and orderly
• Attains / maintains knowledge of the pharmacy computer system from the standpoint of a user of the system
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Skills :

Position required skills for the Pharmacy Tech include :

• High school graduate
• Must have mathematical ability to calculate dosages and amounts required
• IV Certification required
• Current BLS / CPR
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Able to prioritize and organize workload to meet needs of patients and the department
• Hospital experience 2-5 years
• Recommended Pyxis and Cerner

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