Advanced Pharmacy Tech, Acute Care IV Room Pipeline

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 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 auto