Job Description
Registered Pharmacy Technician – Correctional Health (10K Retention Bonus)
Location: Harris County Sheriff's Office, Houston, TX 77002, United StatesJob ID: 178127Pay: $21.49 – $26.98 / hourPosition Type: Full TimeCareer Area: Correctional Health
About Harris Health SystemHarris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 for the residents of Harris County, Texas. Harris Health focuses on improving health outcomes for low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management, and population health services.
Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor a robust network of 39 clinics, specialty locations, and virtual (telemedicine) services. Harris Health holds national recognition for Magnet® nursing excellence and NCQA patient-centered clinic designation and maintains strong academic partnerships with leading medical institutions.
Job Summary – Correctional HealthThe Registered Pharmacy Technician prepares and dispenses prescribed medications under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist. The role ensures excellence in patient care, safety, and satisfaction while adhering to all state, federal, organizational, and departmental regulations and guidelines.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
High School Diploma or GED
Licensure & Certification:
Registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and in good standing
IV Certification preferred
Work Experience:
Up to one (1) year of experience as a Pharmacy Technician preferred
Communication Skills:
Above Average Verbal Communication (Heavy Public Contact)
Proficiencies:
Personal Computer
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
Mathematics
Medical Terminology
Work Schedule:
Weekends, Holidays, Flexible, Overtime, Travel
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Houston, TX |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Salary | $21.49–$26.98 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1966 |
| Website | https://www.harrishealth.org/en/pages/home.aspx |
About Company
Harris Health is a nationally recognized health system comprising three teaching hospitals and an extensive network of ambulatory care centers serving the people of Harris County, Texas, since 1966. Staffed by the faculty, fellows and residents from two nationally ranked medical schools, Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), Harris Health is the first healthcare system in Houston to receive the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) designation for its network of patient-centered medical homes.
Each year, Harris Health provides more than 1.8 million total outpatient visits through its more than 40 ambulatory care facilities. Additionally, Harris Health sees more than 177,000 emergency visits at its Level 1 and Level 3 trauma centers and 35,000 hospital admissions through its three hospitals: Ben Taub, LBJ and Quentin Mease. Established by voter referendum to enhance the level of charity care available in the community, Harris Health System has often received national recognition for serving those in need and for its achievements in operational excellence, such as being named to the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Most Wired Hospitals lists by the American Hospital Association's Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
Additionally, Harris Health System is pleased that each of its three hospitals: Ben Taub, Lyndon B. Johnson and Quentin Mease - achieved Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Skills
- Alliance/Partner Managementunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Correctional Healthunmatched
- Disease Prevention and Controlunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Intravenous Therapiesunmatched
- License Managementunmatched
- Mathematicsunmatched
- Medical Terminologyunmatched
- Medicationsunmatched
- National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)unmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Patient Safetyunmatched
- Pharmacyunmatched
- Prescription Drugsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Primary Careunmatched
- Public Healthunmatched
- Public Safetyunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Standards of Careunmatched
- Telemedicineunmatched
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