Req #: mdac-00038917
Job Title: Specialty Pharmacy Technician (Investigational Pharmacy Service)
Job Category: Allied Health
Sub Category:
Department: Department
Salary: $35200.00 - $52800.00
Employment Status: Full Time
Work Week: .
Shift: Evening
Specialty Pharmacy Technician
***It is essential that you take the pharmacy tech assessments which are e mailed to you automatically upon receipt of your application. If you have taken the assessments in the past 6 months you will not receive them again. Failure to take the assessments will delay processing of your application. ****
SUMMARY
Work Hours 2:30 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
The primary purpose of the Investigational Pharmacy Service Specialty Technician position is to assist in the procurement, auditing, coordination (i.e Expiration/returns), delivery, and maintenance of investigational drugs. Other responsibilities include: receiving inventory, performing quality control checks, issuing, stocking, discrepancy resolution, and maintenance of records using applicable inventory control systems (i.e. ePIC) associated with the maintenance and distribution of inventory for Dispensing Pharmacy areas.
KEY FUNCTIONS
1. Performs daily audits of the Investigational Drug/Supplies in the assigned areas to ensure accuracy and accountability including identification and resolution of system discrepancies
2. Manages an adequate inventory in work areas. Includes but is not limited to supply/drug replacement, evaluation of usage/stock levels/re-orders, and adjustments if appropriate.
3. Assists in the tracking of the drug returns, replacements, and management of expired inventory using specific databases and departmental tools. Continuously tracks inventory and isolates expired stock to ensure proper quarantine of unusable stock. Informs the pharmacy and sponsors of any upcoming expiration dates on any inventory currently in stock and encourages the use of those expiration dates first. Assists in processes of Drug Returns/Expired Medication Destruction and supplies according to sponsor, institutional, state and federal guidelines for handling of expired investigational drugs and supplies
4. Manages and maintains protocol documentation as required by institutional, state, and federal guidelines. This includes but is not limited to Shipment Receipt Documentation, ePIC transactions, documentation materials (i.e. labels, production cards)
EDUCATION
Required: High school diploma or equivalent
Preferred: Certificate from an accredited Pharmacy Technician training program or two years of college credit supplemented by courses in pharmacy, laboratory technique or basic science
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION
Required: Current and active Pharmacy Technician Registration with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
Preferred: Current Certification with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
Failure to maintain current registration will result in termination of employment.
EXPERIENCE
Required: A minimum of two years experience at M. D. Anderson as a Pharmacy Technician or 4 years as a Pharmacy Technician in a comparable institutional setting., as well as competency in Microsoft office.
Preferred: Work history within MD Anderson, working knowledge of pharmacy applications, experience in pharmacy or similar type work where conformance to proper technique and accuracy are essential.
