Advanced Pharmacy Technician, Investigative Drug Services, Cancer Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

This position works under the supervision of a Pharmacy Technician Coordinator, Pharmacy Technician Supervisor, or Pharmacy Manager. The role involves performing job responsibilities in accordance with organizational and departmental policies, procedures, performance improvement objectives, and environmental/infection control standards. The Advanced Pharmacy Technician (APT) is expected to coordinate daily workflow in their assigned area, provide leadership to other technicians, make sound decisions, accept responsibilities, and maintain competency in multiple areas. They serve as a knowledge and training resource for specific areas of responsibility and routinely work to improve these areas. The APT provides prompt and courteous service by receiving incoming calls and prioritizing requests. They participate in teaching activities, including precepting other healthcare professionals, and actively enhance personal growth and development through educational programs. The role also involves treating co-workers and organizational/departmental property with respect, maintaining a clean and orderly work environment, and auditing controlled substances in accordance with guidelines. The APT consistently works independently and effectively, problem-solving with minimal supervision. A significant portion of their time (80%) is dedicated to performing advanced pharmacy technician concentration areas, which may include Controlled Substance, Operating Room, Buyer, Procurement, & Technology Optimization, Sterile & Hazardous Compounding, or Investigational Drug Services.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 4 years of experience as a pharmacy technician
• 2 years in area of advanced pharmacy technician concentration
• (TSBP) REG PHARMACY TECNICIAN Registration with Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) as a Registered Technician Upon Hire or
• (PHARM INT) PHARMACY INTERN Registration with Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) as a Pharmacist intern Upon Hire
• STERILE COMPOUNDING (IV) CERT Sterile compounding (IV) certification accredited by ACPE required in Sterile & Hazardous Compounding and Investigational Drug Services only Upon Hire
• (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

• (PTCB) CERT COMPND STERILE PREP TECHN National certification

Responsibilities

• Performs job responsibilities in accordance with organizational and departmental policies, procedures, performance improvement objectives and environmental/infection control standards.
• Coordinates daily workflow in assigned area and provides leadership to other technicians.
• Makes good decisions, accepts responsibilities and maintains competency in multiple areas.
• Is a knowledge and training resource for specific areas of responsibility and routinely works to improve these areas.
• Provides prompt and courteous service by receiving incoming calls (patients, nurses, physicians, etc.) and prioritizing based on urgency or nature of requests (triage).
• Participate in teaching activities, including but not limited to, precept Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students, Pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners.
• Actively enhances personal growth and development by participating in educational programs, in-services and meetings. Actively participates in new employee orientation and training.
• Treats co-workers and organizational/departmental property and resources with respect by maintaining a clean, orderly and appropriately stocked work environment.
• Audits and signs out all controlled substances in accordance with state/federal guidelines and organizational policies. Identifies and corrects discrepancies and reports unusual usage patterns/trends. Completes medication area inspections in a thorough and timely manner. Removes and documents expired medications appropriately.
• Consistently works (multi-tasks) and problem solves independently and effectively with minimal supervision.
• Spend a total of 80%25 of their staffed hours performing one or a combination of the below advanced pharmacy technician concentration areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Assists with ordering, managing and monitoring drug inventory in a fiscally responsible manner and is cognizant of appropriate PAR levels in all medication storage areas.
• Proper management and handling of medications, including investigational and controlled substances (e.g., record maintenance, use of inventory management software, inventory and quality control, proper documentation and discrepancy resolution).
• Efficient operation and ability to troubleshoot specialty machinery, equipment, devices or software necessary in performing job functions (e.g., carousels, automated dispensing cabinets, drug delivery devices, medication testing).
• Generate and analyze reports from the automated dispensing cabinets and compare to administration records.
• Temperature monitoring for room, refrigerators and freezers.
• Competence in rebuilding code cart trays and creating drug kits as needed.
• Ordering, shipping, receiving, retrieving and documenting pharmacy inventory activities. Including Cardinal M&D Webportal, ION ordering, Peoplesoft, Jaggaer and other systems.
• Accurately prepares all sterile admixtures for adults, pediatrics and neonates using proper aseptic technique. Safely handles all hazardous medications, including chemotherapy. Delivers medications in a timely and efficient manner.
• Compounding, packaging and labeling of sterile and non-sterile products in accordance to USP regulations; Able to perform pharmaceutical calculations in execution of tasks.
• Competent in terminal cleaning and utilizing PAPR unit while cleaning underpan of CACI (when applicable).
• Efficient operation of specialty machinery and equipment (e.g. baxa pump, IV compounding system, PharmTrac)
• Special preparations (e.g. CADD delivery device, AIM, elastomeric pumps).
• Proficient with understanding sterility testing systems, USP compounding standards and state board of pharmacy rules as they relate to sterile and hazardous compounding.
• Accurately prepares investigational sterile admixtures for adults, pediatrics and neonates using proper aseptic technique. Safely handles all hazardous medications, including chemotherapy. Delivers medications in a timely and efficient manner.
• General understanding of research study protocols and unique requirements for each study protocol.
• Inventory management for study drug when stored inside and outside areas of IDS.
• Competence to work with study monitors and/or auditors for research studies.
• Proficient developing study procedures and troubleshooting issues that arise in IDS.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED