Advanced Pharmacy Technician - Investigative Drug Services, Cancer Center

About the role

UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is hiring an Advanced Pharmacy Technician for its Investigative Drug Services within the Cancer Center. The position works under the supervision of a Pharmacy Technician Supervisor, Pharmacy Technician Manager or Pharmacist Manager and focuses on investigational drugs, sterile and hazardous compounding and inventory management.

Key responsibilities

• Audit and sign out all investigational drugs in accordance with protocol, state and federal guidelines and organizational policies, and identify and correct discrepancies
• Complete medication area inspections thoroughly and on time
• Manage and handle investigational drugs, including ordering, shipping, receiving, retrieving and documenting pharmacy inventory
• Perform sterile and hazardous compounding: prepare sterile admixtures for adults, pediatrics and neonates with aseptic technique, compound, package and label sterile and non-sterile products per USP, and safely handle hazardous medications such as chemotherapy
• Handle controlled substances, manage drug inventory, operate and troubleshoot dispensing equipment (carousels, automated dispensing cabinets) and generate reports from them
• Monitor temperatures of rooms, refrigerators and freezers, rebuild code cart trays and create drug kits
• Work with study monitors and auditors on research studies and develop study procedures
• Provide prompt service, triage requests and participate in teaching and mentoring activities

Required profile

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 4 years of experience as a pharmacy technician, including 2 years in a specialized area
• Registration with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy as a Registered Technician or as a Pharmacist Intern
• Sterile compounding (IV) certification accredited by ACPE for this role
• BLS course accredited by the AHA or ARC
• Preferred: PTCB Certified Compounding Sterile Preparation Technician certification

Required skills

• Pharmaceutical calculations
• Use of inventory management software (Cardinal M&D Webportal, ION, Peoplesoft, Jaggaer)
• Knowledge of USP compounding standards and sterile/hazardous compounding rules

What we offer

• PPO medical plan available day one at no cost for full-time employees
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare with no copay
• Paid time off and paid parental leave
• Retirement program through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Tuition reimbursement and wellness programs