Advanced Pharmacy Technician, Pipeline

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PPO medical plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center is seeking an Advanced Pharmacy Technician to support multiple concentration areas, including sterile compounding and IDS. The role requires attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and experience with inventory, dispensing, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include leading workflow, mentoring technicians, handling controlled substances, and collaborating with pharmacists to ensure safe medication use.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Experience: 4 years as a pharmacy technician and 2 years in advanced pharmacy technician concentration.
• Licenses/Certifications: TSBP Registered Pharmacy Technician or Pharmacy Intern; Sterile Compounding certification; Basic Life Support.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily workflow and provide guidance to other technicians.
• Audit and sign out all controlled substances per policy.
• Sterile & Hazardous Compounding and Investigational Drug Services duties as required.
• Assist with ordering, managing and monitoring drug inventory.
• Prepare investigational sterile admixtures and handle hazardous medications.
• Perform general duties and support training for new staff.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Data entry

Filing

English (speaking, reading, writing)

Good organizational skills

Stress coping ability

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

Cardinal M&D Webportal

ION ordering

Peoplesoft

Jaggaer

Job description

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas‑Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world‑renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas‑Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on‑site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

Works under supervision of Pharmacy Technician Coordinator, Pharmacy Technician Supervisor or Pharmacy Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Job Duties

• Advanced Pharmacy Technician (APT) basic responsibilities may include:
  • 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 % of their staffed hours performing one or a combination of the below advanced pharmacy technician concentration areas.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
• Controlled Substance, Operating Room, Buyer, Procurement, & Technology Optimization Advanced Pharmacy Technician activities may include:
  • 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.
• Sterile & Hazardous Compounding activities may include:
  • 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.
• Investigational Drug Services activities may include:
  • 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).
  • 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

Required

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
• Experience: 4 years of experience as a pharmacy technician and 2 years in area of advanced pharmacy technician concentration
• Licenses and Certifications:
  • (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 and
  • (STERILE COMPOUNDING (IV)) CERT Sterile compounding (IV) certification accredited by ACPE required in Sterile & Hazardous Compounding and Investigational Drug Services only Upon Hire and
  • (BLS) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT course accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) is required Upon Hire

Preferred

• Licenses and Certifications: (PTCB) CERT COMPND STERILE PREP TECHN National certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Basic computer skills, data entry, filing.
• English (speaking, reading, writing).
• Work requires good organizational skills.
• Good general health and stress coping ability.
• Moderate physical effort: prolonged standing/walking, occasional lifting/carrying (up to 25 lbs), reaching, bending, crouching, etc. OSHA Category III.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Physical Demands:
  • Bending/Leaning Over
  • Carrying
  • Crouching/Kneeling/Stooping
  • Lifting
  • Reaching
  • Standing
  • Talking
  • Walking
• Working Conditions:
  • Office Setting

Pact Statement

• The following is the acronym, "PACT", and is fundamental to all clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:
• P-Problem Solving: To achieve excellence in patient care and service, all employees are expected to take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently and to the satisfaction of the patient.
• A-Ability, Attitude and Appearance: In keeping with a professional healthcare environment, all employees are expected to have the ability to perform their jobs and to appear and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner.
• C-Communications and Compassion: It is our goal that all our communications are clear, courteous, timely, and delivered with compassion, respect and appropriate confidentiality.
• T-Teamwork: In our medical environment, our patients regard every employee they encounter as a member of the Southwestern Medical Center team. Our goal is to individually work hard to contribute to our team, support our co‑workers, and to achieve not only excellent patient care and service, but also a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement

UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

Benefits

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% 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
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!