Pharmacy Technician II - Investigational Drug Services

Position Summary / Career Interest:

Join our Cancer Care team! Our Investigational Drug Pharmacy Technicians are involved in compounding investigational drugs that are not currently FDA approved but are actively being studied. Our IDS team plays a vital role in research that advances the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Prepares medications for dispensing: Efficiently and accurately prepares basic and advanced sterile compounds following all established procedures and safety protocols. Passes annual sterile compounding competency with no corrections.
• Distributes medications and stock items: Pulls and stocks ADS machines with high accuracy and timeliness. Ensures accuracy of ADS inventory through outdates, cycle counts, resolution of discrepancies and accurate barcode scanning. Maintains drug transfer records appropriately for transfers between pharmacy locations including transfers for investigational drugs.
• Maintains Pharmacy Inventory: Places and receives drug orders through wholesaler or study sponsor for investigational agents. Maintains expiration date logs and biannual inventory for investigational drugs. Understands how to review patient schedules to determine appropriate inventory needs when placing drug orders. Orders appropriate NDCs through knowledge of configured NDCs and NDC implications with ADS machines. Places and receives supply orders. Executes basic backorder management. Accurately follows controlled substance policies when ordering / receiving controlled substances.
• Operates pharmacy computer systems: Understands advanced computer operations in multiple computer systems including drug accountability, study specific systems, and training applications, with ability to trouble shoot and correct errors. Follows standards set for utilization of technology with a high degree of accuracy.
• Compliance and recordkeeping: Accurately maintains pharmacy and study records and logs (invoices, recalls, inventory, shipping receipts, accountability logs etc.). Organizes records for easy access and review. Maintains equipment calibration records such as temperature monitoring devices. Demonstrates knowledge of changing regulatory and quality standards such as FDA and GCP, and applies knowledge to daily work, escalating when appropriate. Prepares for and conducts interim monitor visits for investigational study sponsors.
• Patient Care: Communicates effectively with staff and study teams to resolve routine service concerns. Provides accurate information about pharmacy processes while escalating appropriately.
• Medication Safety: Consistently applies safety protocols, recognizes potential medication errors and protocol deviations, and collaborates with pharmacists and leaders to correct issues. Reports safety events and near misses in Health System reporting tool. Escalates safety issues that may impact other locations in daily huddles.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• High School Graduate or GED.
• 2 or more years experience as a pharmacy technician in a comparable setting

Required Licensure and Certification

• Pharmacy Technician Registration - State Board of Pharmacy Kansas and/or Missouri - per work state upon Hire
• Technician must maintain certification on an ongoing basis and complete all continuing education requirements.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) OR equivalent National Pharmacy Technician Certification.

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT-Adv) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
• Certified Compounded Sterile Preparation Technician (CSPT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.