Senior Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient - Nights

* Inpatient Sr. Pharmacy Technician - Nights - 10:45p - 7:30a
* Our
* Inpatient Pharmacy team
* delivers comprehensive and high-quality medication distribution services across the hospital. We manage all aspects of inpatient drug delivery - including unit dose dispensing, IV admixture preparation, and specialized systems for controlled substances and investigational drugs.

We leverage advanced automation and robotic dispensing technology to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and patient safety in every step of the process.

The
* ideal candidate
* will possess a High School Diploma and hold a current Pharmacy Technician Registration. In addition, candidates should have at least two (2) years of experience in an Inpatient pharmacy setting, including a minimum of one (1) year of hands-on experience with sterile compounding.

* Working Hours:

* This position will be a Night shift 10:45p - 3:30p - 40 hr. work week

MD Anderson offers our employees:

- Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week

- Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage

- Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals

- Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs

- Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service

- Teachers Retirement System defined-benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans

- Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness-related reduced salary pay program

- Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups

* Job Competencies
* 1. Medication Preparation and Distribution

- Accurately and efficiently fill cart fill and first doses

- Accurately and efficiently pull medications to refill controlled access cabinets

- Accurately and efficiently deliver medications and supplies to designated areas

- Accurately and efficiently prepare all types of sterile products, including SVP, LVP, chemotherapy, biotherapy, and investigational agents

- Accurately and efficiently prepare high-risk sterile products

- Accurately and efficiently prepare extemporaneous compounds

- Accurately and efficiently repackage bulk medications

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2. Specialized Areas of Expertise

Demonstrates proficiency in two or more specialized areas while meeting accuracy and productivity standards:

- Hazardous/Investigational Sterile Compounding

- High-Risk Sterile Compounding

- OR Satellite

- Critical Care/Pediatric Pharmacy

- Inventory Control

- Controlled Substance Vault

- Non-sterile Compounding

- Ordering/Receiving Medications

- Tech-Check-Tech Certified

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3. Inventory Management

- Accurately and efficiently order medications and supplies

- Accurately and efficiently receive and restock medications and supplies

- Accurately and efficiently complete cycle counts and inventory audits

- Remove expired or soon-to-expire medications in a timely manner

- Ensure medication security and accountability at all times

- Monitor area inventory and supplies, and notify appropriate personnel when shortages or outages are noted

Other duties as assigned.

* Requirements:
* * Education
* Required:

High School Diploma or equivalent.

Preferred:
Certificate from an accredited Pharmacy Technician training program or 2 years of college credit.

* License/Certification
*
* Required:

* Current Pharmacy Technician Registration with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).

* Preferred:
* Current Certification with the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB). Current Intravenous Medication Certification (IV-Sterile Products) approved by the Accreditation Counsel for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

* Experience
*
* Required:

* Two years pharmacy technician experience in a hospital, infusion center, or retail pharmacy.

* Preferred:
* Experience in hazardous sterile compounding, high risk sterile compounding, nonsterile compounding, inventory management, and Pharmacy employee training. Experience in OR, critical care, pediatrics, ordering/receiving medications, and controlled substances.

This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and…