Pharmacy Tech Skills Instructor

You must be local to the following locations and must be able to travel to our local campuses and sites.

Mcallen

San Antonio 

Fort Worth

Houston

Summary:   The Laboratory Skills Instructor works under the direction of the Program Director. Teaches theory and practical applications using instructional methods and teaching skills in the classroom, clinical practicum, simulation and skills laboratory tracking.  Primary functions include: student attendance and progress, setting educational objectives for the students, on-going mentoring and attention to the continued needs of the students, maintaining a satisfactory working relationship with our students, faculty, and staff.  Participate in training, preparation, and continuing education in instructional methods and teaching skills.

This position will be hired as an ADJUNCT Position but will be paid the set lab instruction hourly rate. It also requires adherence to CHCP’s core values, which are the basic elements of how we go about our work. They are the practices we use every day in everything we do. Our core values are a small set of timeless guiding principles, which we live by and include:

Core Values:

• Innovation: We embrace organizational goals and drive positive change.
• Compassion: We care about our students, their future employers, and the communities that they serve.
• Accountability: We are committed to responsibly upholding and reinforcing our values.
• Respect: We are accepting and considerate of others, regardless of background, abilities, or beliefs.
• Excellence: We execute our goals with passion and purpose and strive for the highest quality in our results. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:                                                                                                                                                                            Classroom Skills Instruction

• Teaches assigned number of classes using the prescribed courses of study with established texts and/or prescribed instructional materials. 
• Maintains classroom in good physical order.
• Responsible and accountable for supervising students in a laboratory and/or clinical setting for respective course(s).
• Review and order proper pharmacy supplies for laboratory experience
• Provide hands-on instruction for students via demonstration.
• Assess learning by evaluating competency with return demonstrations.
• Sign, date, and provide feedback for each student skills checklist as required
• Manages simulation scenarios and evaluates student responses.

Pharmacy Technology Skills

• Communication with pharmacists, doctors, nurses, insurance companies, and coworker
• Medical terminology (pharmacy abbreviations)

• Customer Service
• Computer skills                                                                                                           
• Inventory management (storing, counting, expiring and ordering medication)
• Filling prescription (data entry, counting and labeling prescriptions)
• Pharmacy dosage calculations (community and institutional pharmacy)
• Maintaining patient’s records (demographics, allergies, new prescriptions and refills)
• Pharmaceutical drug knowledge (drug names and classifications)
• Attention to detail (recognizing what belongs on a prescription to be valid, patient allergies, drug to drug interactions)
• Pharmacy billing                                                                          
• HIPAA law

• Sterile compounding (USP chapter 797, proper garbing/gowning)
• Non sterile compounding                                          
• Aseptic and Sterile Technique (handwashing, decontamination)
• PPE use, maintenance, and disposal                                                                        
• Safety, Biohazard waste disposal and sharps management

Responsibilities:

Job Requirements

• Ability to communicate and impart knowledge to others with enthusiasm and confidence.
• Remains current with pharmacy competencies and standards for the assigned course(s).
• Performs related work as required.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:  

• Leadership, time management, planning and teamwork skills
• Ability to communicate abstract and concrete concepts to individuals in both written and oral form.
• Ability to quickly establish rapport with students and to maintain positive relationships with students, continuing to promote

and provide opportunities for student success.

classroom environment.

• Must be comfortable with various computer software programs, including presentation, word processing software and email.
• Must be comfortable utilizing technology in the classroom, including computers, and projectors; always seeking to use technology to enhance the student experience in the classroom.
• Must be able to familiarize self with new technology and approaches as opportunities present themselves.
• Ability to provide potential solutions to problems as well as listen to potential solutions and guide implementation of decided upon strategies, particularly issues dealing with student success, remediation, and tutoring.
• Proficiency in clinical methodologies, processes, and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Degree or post-secondary education and relative experience to meet state (TWC) and ABHES accreditation requirements.
• Minimum of 3-5 years practical experience with teaching experience preferred. 
• Current certification, registration, and/or licensure as a Pharmacy Technician (CPhT), Registered Pharmacist (RPh)