Pharmacy Technician II (Specialty) - Paragon Healthcare

Be Part of an Extraordinary Team A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting. Title: Pharmacy Technician II - Specialty Location: 11691 Westheimer Rd. Ste 1B, Houston TX Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of the relevant Elevance Health location. Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm (CST). The Pharmacy Technician II is responsible for assisting pharmacists in the performance moderately moderate complex technical and clerical duties involved in the daily operations of the Pharmacy, as allowed by law and/or regulation. How you will make an impact: Primary duties may include, but are not limited to: Assists the pharmacist with dispensing items a physician orders to a valid prescription adhering to the appropriate guidelines and policies. Check for expired / unusable products and disposes of them properly. Answers and initiates communications related to providing pharmaceutical care. Prepares delivery tickets. Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusion-related equipment. Fulfills the duties of the patient delivery representative when required. Mixing technician for compounding all sterile IV products such as: antibiotics, TPN, inotropes, pain bags, hydration, push meds. Mix pharmaceutical preparations according to written prescriptions. Utilize low, medium, and high-risk compounding techniques. Completes daily cleaning, monthly cleaning, in-process cleaning, equipment calibration. Follows a process to minimize mis-fills, product waste, and HIPAA violations. Checks and maintains inventory levels; places inventory orders, logs in new inventories. Check for expired/unusable products and disposes of them properly. Documents all activities appropriately. Assists the patient delivery representative in orders, receiving, maintaining, and tracking all infusion related equipment. Completes negative counts, daptomycin add-backs, and wholesaler orders promptly. Completes drug expiration review monthly. Assists with any inventory-related questions from team members daily and during quarterly inventory. Dispenses to patients and completes assessments. Dispenses for active patients by established cut-off times. May be responsible for overnight deliveries. Able to troubleshoot pump issues without assistance from team members or supervisors. Follows up on hospitalization and pending pump pick-up report. Follows correct process to minimize mis-fills, unscheduled deliveries, waste of product, and HIPAA violations. Documents QARs/indicators appropriately in the portal without prompts. Maximizes the efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy and delivery operations. Strives to achieve cost effectiveness in all areas (including purchasing, inventory control, staffing delivery services). Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma or equivalent (GED). Certified Pharmacy Technician course with certificate. Continuing education necessary to maintain current licensure in all states licensed. Minimum 2 years experience as pharmacy technician with training/experience in alternate site/home health pharmacy practice and the preparation of sterile products. Maintain a current pharmacy technician certificate where required by law and/or regulation. Multi-state certification is required if this individual is providing services in multiple states. For Paragon and Carelon Health business unit, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position. Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences: ACPE IV certification preferred Dispensing preferred Data entry preferred Responding to patient inquiries over the phone preferred For candidates working in person or remotely in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $19.82 to $29.75 hourly Locations: Texas In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws . The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.