Pharmacy Technician

Position Details 

Title: Sterile Pharmacy Technician 

Department: Sterile Compounding 

Status: Full Time 

Location: In-pharmacy, Sulphur Springs 

Required Travel: None 

Base Compensation: $20-26/hr 

Annual Merit Bonus: Eligible 

Benefits: Available 

Paid Time Off (PTO): Starting @ 10 days  3 sick days holidays 

Role Summary 

This position is designed as a cross-functional support role within the sterile department. This role will require a dependable, adaptable technician capable of serving as operational backup across multiple sterile workflow positions as staffing needs arise. Team members in this role will be cross-trained in sterile inputting, filling, packaging, and shipping to help maintain adequate departmental coverage, workflow continuity, and turnaround performance.

Key Responsibilities 

• Enter sterile compound prescriptions accurately into pharmacy system, ensuring all required clinical, dosing, patient, and provider information is complete, compliant, and aligned with Cody Drug SOPs prior to production. 
• Review incoming sterile orders for completeness and appropriateness, including verifying formulation details, concentrations, quantities, beyond-use dating requirements, and special handling instructions before routing to pharmacists for clinical verification. 
• Coordinate closely with pharmacists and providers to clarify incomplete, inconsistent, or non-standard sterile orders, ensuring discrepancies are resolved before prescriptions enter production. 
• Apply correct prioritization flags in Pharmacy system (stat, time-sensitive, high-acuity) to support proper production sequencing and turnaround time commitments. 
• Maintain accurate documentation within pharmacy systems and related workflow tools, including notes, formulation references, NDC/API selection support, and special compounding instructions.  
• Support automation and workflow tools by ensuring prescription data, batching details, and routing information are entered correctly to prevent downstream production delays or errors.  
• Communicate proactively with sterile compounding staff, pharmacists, shipping teams, and customer service regarding order status, clarifications, backorders, or potential delays impacting patient care or clinic expectations.  
• Complete opening and closing duties related to sterile order intake systems, queues, and workstations, ensuring systems, documentation, and workflows are prepared for daily operations.  
• Maintain clean, organized, and compliant workstations in accordance with pharmacy, sterile, and regulatory standards.  
• Follow all Cody Drug SOPs related to order intake, documentation, labeling preparation, recordkeeping, and data integrity to support audit readiness and patient safety.  
• Participate in progressive cross-training across sterile department functions, including inputting, filling, packaging, and shipping, with the expectation of becoming a reliable operational backup resource across the sterile workflow.  
• Assist with departmental coverage needs and workflow balancing during staffing shortages, peak production periods, PTO coverage, or operational surges. 

Qualifications 

• Active Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification is required at the time of application and must remain active throughout employment.  
• Registered Pharmacy Technician status where required by state law.  
• Previous experience in retail, hospital, sterile, or compounding pharmacy preferred.  
• Ability to follow detailed procedures and maintain focus in a fast-paced, high-accuracy environment.  
• Strong organizational skills, adaptability, and dependable communication.  
• Willingness to learn multiple sterile workflow functions and operate as part of a highly collaborative production team.