Pharmacy Technician - Montrose
- Houston, United States
- On-site
- Mid Level
- Posted
About Legacy Community Health
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has delivered affordable, high-quality care for nearly 40 years across 50+ clinics in Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast.
— driving healthy change in our communities — guides everything we do, and it starts with our people.
Approachable & Collaborative — Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.
& Committed — Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Houston, TX 77006 Pharmacy Technician - Job Overview Schedule: Monday-Friday (7:30AM-8PM) | Saturday (7:30AM-5:30PM) Join our pharmacy family as a Pharmacy Technician and make a meaningful difference in the care experience of patients and families in our community.
- Working alongside the pharmacist and pharmacy team, you will help prepare, fill, and deliver medications while supporting safe, accurate, and timely pharmacy operations.
- Your attention to detail, compassion, and organization will help patients receive the medications and support they need.
- You will also provide daily leadership by helping the team meet operational priorities, complete quality checklists, and minimize interruptions in service.
- Your impact in this role Support the pharmacist in the preparation, filling, and delivery of medications.
- Help promote safe, accurate, and efficient dispensing practices.
- Contribute to reliable daily pharmacy operations and quality assurance activities.
- Build respectful relationships with patients, coworkers, referring physicians’ offices, and insurance companies.
- Play an important role in community healthcare by helping patients access and remain adherent to their medications.
- Participate in education, training, pharmacy initiatives, and organizational events that strengthen care delivery.
- Why this opportunity matters Collaborate closely with pharmacists, pharmacy employees, managers, patients, and community partners.
- Share knowledge, support new employees, and participate in ongoing training that encourages professional growth.
- Contribute to medication adherence, inventory integrity, regulatory compliance, and continuity of pharmacy services.
- Create a welcoming experience through thoughtful, courteous, and confidential patient service.
- Help strengthen the community healthcare ecosystem through dependable pharmacy support.
- Assist the pharmacist in ensuring the appropriateness of medication doses by obtaining and entering patient information as necessary.
- Ensure the patient receives correct medication by using appropriate dispensing procedures.
- Maintain adequate stock of medication and supplies, use safety precautions when stocking, and ensure proper filling techniques are used when preparing medications.
- Re-establish priorities based on workload.
- Ensure insurance adjudication and pre-authorizations are processed in a timely manner.
- Complete and properly document Daily and Monthly Activity checklists, including expired drug checking, cleaning, area inspections, and ordering as assigned.
- Ensure appropriate counseling time is offered to patients and document when refused.
- Communicate with referring physicians’ offices or insurance companies as supported by procedures or requested by pharmacists.
- Perform weekly controlled substance cycle counts and document as appropriate.
- Participate in education of new employees.
- Participate in education and training of pharmacy employees and for organizational needs, ie pharmacy openings, immunizations, World Health Day, National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
- Provide positive customer service by interacting with customers according to the Legacy Community Health Employee Handbook when assisting clients at the cash register.
- Communicate with customers and co-workers with respect and courtesy, avoiding loud and disruptive conversation and/or remarks indicating disrespect.
- Participate in hand-off communication when beginning and leaving your shift.
- Maintain patient confidentiality.
- Notify Pharmacist, Manager, Pharmacy of any problems that go unresolved so that attention to the problem can occur; and understand the urgency of follow up when necessary.
- Disseminate any information (drug shorts, availability, pricing, timely to the pharmacists and peers.
- Track and provide information regarding non-stock requests and recommendations for par adjustments.
- Participate in interim and annual physical inventories.
- Run reporting tools as necessary to support tracking and ensuring medication adherence.
- Support the Manager, Pharmacy Operations in activities necessary to ensure the implementation and changes associated with the 340b program inventory integrity.
- Maintain prescription files according to policy and procedure; complete filing daily.
- Collect cash as appropriate and perform daily procedures for money collections.
- Reconcile prescription fills against billing.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
- Must have a current Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certificate
- Must be registered with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy Must be able to pass a math test pertinent to retail pharmacy activities
- Must maintain BLS /CPR Must maintain required certifications
- Years of Experience Must have two (2) years healthcare experience
Preferred
- Education and/or Experience Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- 1+ years community pharmacy preferred 1+ years pharmacy logistics preferred Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities Must be able to communicate effectively with staff, community and the general public.
- Must be able to perform duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Demonstrate project management skills and understanding of 340b regulations, inventory management and managing a cash register Ability to remain calm under stressful conditions.
- Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize Computer experience – Windows, Excel, and Accounting software.
- Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or
- Abilities Bilingual preferred
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Benefits
- Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match Short-Term & Long-Term Disability $0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits $0 Copay for prescriptions filled at Legacy Pharmacies Travel Insurance & Pet Insurance Subsidized Gym Membership And much more!
- Apply today in less than 3 minutes using your phone, tablet, or computer!
Location
Legacy Montrose - 1415 California St.
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