Pharmacy Technician ATC ( Day/Evening 12:30PM- 9:00 PM)
The Division of Pharmacy at MD Anderson Cancer Center
strives to be the industry leader in providing premier patient-centered care,
based on excellence and innovation in patient care, services, research and
education. We strive to ensure safe, effective and cost-conscious medication
use and to work with our health care colleagues to promote optimal drug therapy
outcomes through the development of integrated, quality programs.
IV Preparation
1. Follows
standard operating procedures/safety standards (USP 797/USP 800/NIOSH) when
handling, preparing, and waste disposal of hazardous drugs. Reports and
documents chemotherapy spills.
2. Demonstrates the correct use of a closed system and
maintains competency.
3. Prepares investigational doses by reading the
datasheet, follow protocol directions, care when admixing, documenting
thoroughly on the investigational card for each drug. Ask for assistance from a
pharmacist if needed.
4. Successfully completes annual or semi-annual process
validations.
5. Demonstrates strong math skills for pharmacy
calculations.
6. Manages time efficiently by maintaining high
productivity.
7. Demonstrates system proficiency including, but not
limited to BD Cato, Phacts, OneConnect, and control access cabinets.
Daily Operational Duties
1. Equipment
maintenance, including BSC cleaning, stocking supplies, balance maintenance,
pump retrieval, scheduled QA assignments, cleaning of IV rooms and ante-room,
inventory ordering, pyxis support as needed, and water bath and baxa repeater
pump cleaning.
Work Schedule Responsibilities
1. Optimizes patient care and customer service by
fulfilling all required operational responsibilities including staffing beyond
shift as needed to complete all team assignments.
2. Ability to flex schedule across areas and shifts based
on operational needs.
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Preferred Education:
Some College
Certification:
Current Pharmacy Technician Registration with the Texas
State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).
Preferred Certification:
ACPE Sterile Products Certification.
Experience:
None.
Preferred Experience:
IV sterile preparation experience and prior pharmacy
experience.
Must pass
pre-employment skills a test as required and administered by Human Resources
Onsite Presence: Is Required
It is the policy
of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal
employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national
origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability,
protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by
institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction
is required by law.
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