Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 338-bed acute care hospital with over 1,000 dedicated employees.

Citizens offers a generous benefit package that includes retirement plans upon hire, and an excellent medical plan with optional insurance plans to choose from.

If you are interested in pursuing a career with an award-winning hospital, welcome home.

The primary purpose of the Pharmacy Technician is to support the Pharmacist in the inpatient and outpatient distribution of medications.

Job Specific:

• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a pharmacy technician and include but are not limited to: 
• Repackaging, labeling, compounding, handling and storing pharmaceuticals
• Processing charges for medications
• Using and maintaining equipment and facilities
• Restocking floor-stock, crash carts and many types of specialty trays
• Documenting controlled substance distribution
• Controlling medication inventory and utilization of departmental resources
• Prepares sterile admixtures using current USP 797 standards and CMC pharmacy policies
• Uses appropriate pharmaceutical-medical terms, abbreviations, and symbols common to the prescribing, dispensing, and charting of medications in the institution. (EF)
• Maintains a working knowledge of the general chemical and physical properties of drugs handled in the pharmacy department. This includes, but is not limited to, identifying medications that are light sensitive, requires refrigeration, or are caustic or poisonous. Is able to use reference books or website references for stability information as well as material safety data information. (EF)
• Carries out the calculations required for the usual dosage determinations and solution preparation. (EF)
• Performs aseptic compounding of parenteral admixtures and other sterile dosage forms. This includes the practice of aseptic technique, proper procedures for preparing all types of parenteral admixtures (may include chemotherapy or other specialty solutions), preparation of the label and any control records, their proper technique for visual inspection of parenteral solutions, and the documentation of quality control. (EF)
• Participates in the training and/or orientation of new pharmacy employees. (EF)
• Fills Pyxis and performs all aspects of Pyxis function. Performs Pyxis Quality Assurance as needed. (EF)
• Performs monthly Medication Area Inspections of all areas of the hospital and its system as assigned. (EF)
• Participates in the hospital’s safety, quality management and infection control programs. (EF)
• Performs billing procedures as required. Files patient records and other required paperwork as assigned. (EF)
• Performs general housekeeping duties in the pharmacy that includes counter cleaning, shelf dusting, cleaning of all compounding surfaces, cleaning of refrigerators and keeping all work areas clean. (EF)
• Answers telephone and takes appropriate action. (EF)
• Performs cash or other currency transactions for outpatient prescriptions. (EF)

Hospital:

• Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
• Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
• Performs within his/her professional Scope of Practice at all times. 

Other Duties As Assigned:

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Required: High school education or equivalent

Preferred: College education/degree
EXPERIENCE
Required: None

Preferred: 2 Years’ Hospital Pharmacy Experience
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Required: Certified Pharmacy Technician, Texas State Board of Pharmacy Registered. 

Preferred: Sterile Products Training Certificate

COMPANY PROFILE

Citizens Medical Center is a  not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees . Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 13 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.

Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital’s commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!

BENEFIT OFFERINGS

Health

• STD, LTD Disability
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Flexible Spending (FSA)
• Employer paid life insurance and short term disability

Retirement/Investment

• 457(b) Deferred Compensation
• Paid Time Off
• Sick leave, Bereavement leave, Jury Duty/Witness Service
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Hospital-paid & administered annual immunizations

Citizens Medical Center is guided by its Mission – “to provide quality medical services at a reasonable cost to the citizens of the region.”

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