Pharmacy Technician, Non-Sterile Compounding 503A - Houston, TX - Empower Pharmacy

Position Summary:

The Pharmacy Technician, Non-Sterile Compounding, is a crucial role within Empower Pharmacy that ensures the precise preparation of medications, directly aligning with our values of people, service, quality, and innovation. This position is essential for maintaining the highest standards in compounding non-sterile pharmaceutical preparations, such as creams, gels, capsules, and troches. Your expertise and attention to detail will play a significant role in producing safe, effective medications that meet both internal and external specifications.

 

In this role, you will be responsible for accurately weighing, measuring, mixing, and compounding active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients. You will adhere to personal hygiene and garbing standards, utilizing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in accordance with United States Pharmacopeia (USP) regulations, specifically USP 795 and USP 800, when working in non-sterile hazardous and non-hazardous labs. Your duties will include visually inspecting and packaging finished goods, ensuring they are transferred into properly labeled and approved containers, and maintaining compliance with the company’s quality system.

 

Beyond compounding, you will play an active role in maintaining lab supplies, preparing batch mixtures, and participating in safety, quality, and continuous improvement initiatives. Your collaboration with pharmacists and pharmacy managers in monitoring drug inventories and preparing orders will ensure that our operations run smoothly and that our products consistently meet the high standards our patients rely on. Your contributions will be integral to the ongoing success and innovation within Empower Pharmacy.

 

We invite you to join Empower Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician in Non-Sterile Compounding, where your skills and dedication will be instrumental in helping people live healthier, happier lives. By ensuring the accurate and safe preparation of medications, you will
contribute to expanding access to quality, affordable medication. Join us in making a meaningful impact in the healthcare industry while advancing your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Weighs, measures, mixes and compounds active pharmaceutical ingredients and excipients to ensure finished Compounded Nonsterile Preparation dosage forms such as creams, gels, capsules, and troches meet internal and external specifications.
• Adheres to personal hygiene, garbing and PPE standards per USP regulations when working inside of the nonsterile hazardous and nonhazardous labs.
• Visually inspects, packages and transfers finished goods into properly labeled and approved containers.
• Compounds, cleans, and sanitizes equipment and completes all required documentation to maintain compliance with USP 795, USP 800 and the company's Quality System.
• Prepares label, prepackaged and unit dose drugs in accordance with the dispensing order.
• Prepares and generates batch for preparation of non-sterile mixtures.
• Maintains lab supply inventory and submits warehouse requisitions for lab supplies.
• Restocks lab and adjacent areas with PPE, supplies, devices, and any additional equipment needed to perform required tasks.
• Participates with the pharmacist and pharmacy manager in monitoring/maintaining drug inventories and preparing orders for drugs and related supplies.
• Participates in department safety, quality, production, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

 

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a standing position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. The employee is regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employee must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Able to complete internal training and demonstrate knowledge and competency of compounding nonsterile preparations in a hazardous and nonhazardous lab environment.
  
• Ability to perform rudimentary mathematical calculations related to compounding or manufacturing processes.

 

Key Competencies

• Customer Focus: Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer centric solutions.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources effectively and efficiently.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quality, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and objectives.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match shifting demands of different situations.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

 

Values

• People: Our people define who we are as a company, and we believe that understanding and addressing the needs of our team, clients, and community is fundamental to fostering a culture of support and growth.
• Quality: Quality stands at the core of our mission, reflecting our commitment to excellence in every medication we produce.
• Service: We are here to serve others. Every interaction with our patients, providers, employees and other stakeholders comes from a place of service.
• Innovation: By continuously exploring new methodologies and embracing technology, we ensure that every solution we offer is at the forefront of pharmaceutical care.

Experience and Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working as a compounding pharmacy technician preferred.
• Registered with the Texas Board of Pharmacy as a Certified Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Technician trainee and currently in good standing.  

Benefits:

• No-Cost Medication: Get your prescribed compounded medications at no cost, ensuring your health without the financial burden.
• Onsite Health & Wellness – IV Therapy Drips: Rejuvenate with complimentary onsite IV Therapy drips, enhancing your well-being and energy levels.
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Options: Choose from three medical plans tailored to your needs, plus options for dental and vision coverage for you and your family.
• Telehealth visits: Access board-certified Doctors anytime, anywhere for you and your family.
• Paid & Volunteer Time Off: Enjoy paid time off for personal pursuits and contribute to causes you care about with volunteer time off.
• Paid Holidays (8 scheduled; 2 floating): Celebrate with eight scheduled holidays and two floating holidays, giving you flexibility and time for personal traditions.
• Life & AD&D Coverage: Secure your and your family's financial future with life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• FSA (Flexible Spending Account): Manage healthcare expenses smartly with pre-tax dollars in a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• 401K Dollar-for-Dollar Up to 4%: Invest in your future with our 401K plan, featuring a dollar-for-dollar match up to 4%.
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability: Provided at no cost, which replaces 60% of your income if you become disabled for a long period of time.
• Flexible Schedules: Balance work and life seamlessly with our flexible scheduling options.
• Rewards & Recognition Program: Your hard work doesn't go unnoticed – enjoy rewards and recognition beyond your paycheck.

 

Additional Voluntary Benefits

• Accident Insurance: Pays a lump sum benefit to help cover expenses following an accidental injury.
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance: Enhance your peace of mind with supplemental hospital insurance for unexpected stays.
• Critical Illness: Protect your finances from the expenses of a serious health issue.
• Short-Term Disability: Protect your income during illness or injury with short-term disability coverage.
• Supplemental Life & AD&D: Add an extra layer of financial protection for you and your loved ones with supplemental life and AD&D coverage.
• Legal Services: Access professional legal assistance to address concerns confidently.
• Identity Theft Protection: Safeguard your identity and finances with our identity theft protection benefit.
• Pet Insurance: Care for your furry family members with our pet insurance coverage.
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counseling and support services for a holistic approach to your well-being.