Description
**Pharmacy Tech**
CHI MemorialWest Livingston, Texas
**Requisition ID** 266 **Employment Type** Per Diem **Department** Pharmacy **Hours/Pay Period** 0 **Shift** Day **Weekly Schedule** PRN - 8:00am to 4:30pm **Remote** No **Category** Pharmacy
**Overview**
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial paves the way for quality, innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year.
With hospitals in Lufkin () , Livingston () , and San Augustine () , CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.
Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring. That's what you'll find when you join one of our non-profit CHI facilities across the nation. You'll find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you. Join us and together we'll create healthier, stronger communities. What sets us apart from other healthcare organizations? How much time do you have? In short, it all starts with our current employees. They believe in living our mission to provide compassion to everyone. We, in turn, believe that growing and supporting our people allows us to deliver a higher degree of quality care to our patients. CHI advocates for all who live in the communities we serve, especially the most vulnerable. Choose an organization who will champion your talents and nurture your career. Choose CHI!
**We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:**
+ Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
+ Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and dependent adults
+ Care for Caregivers: Resilience Through Adversity is a series of sessions designed to help caregivers build their resilience and advance their mental well-being during these difficult times
+ Flexible spending accountsVoluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
+ Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
+ Paid Time Off (PTO)
+ Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
+ Matching Retirement Programs
+ Wellness Programs
**Additional benefits we offer to support our caregivers (in effect until June 30, 2021):**
+ PTO/Vacation maximum accrual waived for employees who are providing direct patient care and may not be able to take time off because of the COVID-19 crisis.
+ Coverage of health care benefit premiums for eligible employees whose income drops below 90% of their pay (based on their FTE) and PTO/Vacation bank drops below 60 hours.
+ Paid administrative leave support for employees who experience a work-related exposure to COVID-19.
+ Access to EIB/Sick bank(s) and/or employer-paid short-term disability benefits due to non-work-related COVID-19 exposure.
+ Rapid assistance with unemployment compensation administrative support where needed
**Responsibilities**
Advanced Pharmacy Technician role that performs duties to ensure activities and regulatory tasks occur on a timely basis and meet appropriate/required guidelines; policies and procedures. Maintains and optimizes the automated dispensing systems and temperature monitoring system. When requested, assists the pharmacist in the preparation of IV admixtures, filling medication requests, and maintaining pharmacy inventory. Performs duties in accordance with that of organization's policies and procedures, and regulatory guidelines.
**Qualifications**
**Education Level:**
**_Option 1:_**
+ High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)
+ Direct Pharmacy Technician work experience
**_Option 2:_**
+ Completion of a nationally approved, accredited formal Pharmacy Technician Training Program.
**Licensure/Certification:**
+ Registered Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP)
+ **_Additional Requirement for Critical Access Hospitals only: Licensed in the State of Texas as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)_**
+ **Preferred:**
+ BLS Certification through American Heart Association
+ Completion of an ACPE approved 40 hour sterile products course
+ Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPT) through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
**Experience:**
+ Two (2) years or more experience in an acute care setting
+ **Preferred:**
+ Microsoft excel spreadsheet build
+ Automated dispensing cabinet database management
+ Electronic health record database management
**Equal Opportunity**
CommonSpirit Health™ is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to
a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status,
ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected
by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant,
pleaseclick here. (\_0/EEOLawPoster.pdf)
CommonSpirit Health™ will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).
External hires must pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
CommonSpirit Health™ participates in E-Verify.
