Research Pharmacy Technician, Full Time

University of Miami; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Tuition remission

Job summary

The UHealth-University of Miami Health System is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to join the team. Under the supervision of a registered pharmacist, you will assist in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining drug inventory, and handling patient records.

Key duties include CID inventory management, sterile IV chemotherapy preparation, audits, and staff training. A high school diploma and Florida Pharmacy Technician license are required; University of Miami offers competitive

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• State of Florida Pharmacy Technician certification/licensing.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications and maintaining patient records.
• Manage CID inventory, including ordering, receiving, and monitoring CID use.
• Provide technical assistance with clinical trial protocol and equipment.
• Triaging pharmacy calls and maintaining both physical and electronic trial records.
• Prepare extemporaneous products under supervision of a pharmacist.
• Prepack medications into single units and assist in sterile IV chemotherapy preparation.
• Participate in audits and ensure compliance with USP 797/800 and policy guidelines.
• Train pharmacy staff and supervise learners in clinical research pharmaceutical services.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

The UHealth system at the University of Miami has an exciting opportunity for a FT Pharmacy Technician.

CORE JOB SUMMARY

Pharmacy Technicians assist pharmacists in preparing and distributing medications, maintaining the drug inventory, and maintaining patient records. Pharmacy technicians work only under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. They do not perform duties that can legally be performed only by a registered pharmacist.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Managing the clinical investigational drug (CID) inventory, including independently ordering CID within scope of authority, receiving, organizing, and monitoring the use of CID.
2. Providing technical assistance with clinical trial protocol and utilizes knowledge of equipment and other technical skills.
3. Managing and triaging pharmacy phone calls with appropriate telephone etiquette.
4. Maintaining and recording both physical and electronic information and assists in the record keeping related to clinical trials required by the study protocols.
5. Prepares or compounds extemporaneous products using appropriate technique under supervision of pharmacist.
6. Prepacking of medication into appropriate single unit of issue as needed, following proper guidelines.
7. Preparation of sterile intravenous chemotherapy or biohazardous products in accordance with established procedures and following aseptic techniques with particular emphasis on the safe handling of injectable cytotoxic drugs and biohazardous agents.
8. Participates in monthly audits of CID inventory
9. Conducts daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning of pharmacy sterile compounding suites in accordance with USP Chapter 797, USP Chapter 800, Florida Board of Pharmacy rules, and all applicable UMHC policies.
10. Maintains the clinical investigational drug work area clean, organized, and presentable at all times.
11. Organizes a study binder for each trial with sections for all required documentation.
12. Assists pharmacist in training of pharmacy staff and ensuring the ongoing skills development of technical staff.
13. Assisting and performing quality improvement and quality assurance implementation as they relate to Investigational Drug Services by performing regular internal audits and drug accountability logs.
14. Maintaining proper functioning of equipment used by Investigational Drug Services.
15. Working in compliance of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, reporting hazards, deficiencies, and contraventions of the Act in a timely manner.
16. Oversees and instructs pharmacy learners (pharmacy students and residents) as it relates to clinical research pharmaceutical services.
17. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities, as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Certification and Licensing: State of FL Pharmacy Technician

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Staff

The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation’s top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe.

The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.