Senior Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient

Senior Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient

Join the Komen Graduate Training Program at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Our Inpatient Pharmacy team delivers comprehensive and high‑quality medication distribution services across the hospital. We manage all aspects of inpatient drug delivery—including unit dose dispensing, IV admixture preparation, and specialized systems for controlled substances and investigational drugs. We leverage automation and robotic dispensing technology to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and patient safety at every step.

• Prepare and distribute medications, including cart fill, first dose distribution, and controlled access cabinet refills.
• Prepare sterile products (SVP, LVP, chemotherapy, biotherapy, investigational agents), high‑risk sterile products, and extemporaneous compounds.
• Repackage bulk medications and perform inventory management functions such as ordering, receiving, restocking, cycle counts, and audits.
• Remove expired or soon‑to‑expire medications in a timely manner and ensure medication security and accountability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Medication Preparation and Distribution
• Accurately and efficiently fill cart fill and first doses
• Accurately and efficiently pull medications to refill controlled access cabinets
• Accurately and efficiently deliver medications and supplies to designated areas
• Accurately and efficiently prepare all types of sterile products
• Accurately and efficiently prepare high‑risk sterile products
• Accurately and efficiently prepare extemporaneous compounds
• Accurately and efficiently repackage bulk medications

• Hazardous/Investigational Sterile Compounding
• High‑Risk Sterile Compounding
• OR Satellite
• Critical Care / Pediatric Pharmacy
• Inventory Control
• Controlled Substance Vault
• Non‑sterile Compounding
• Ordering / Receiving Medications
• Tech‑Check‑Tech Certified

• Accurately and efficiently order medications and supplies
• Accurately and efficiently receive and restock medications and supplies
• Accurately and efficiently complete cycle counts and inventory audits
• Remove expired or soon‑to‑expire medications in a timely manner
• Ensure medication security and accountability at all times
• Monitor area inventory and supplies, and notify appropriate personnel when shortages or outages are noted

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Required License / Certification: Current Pharmacy Technician Registration with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP).

Preferred Licenses /

Certifications:

Current Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) certification;
Current Intravenous Medication Certification (IV‑Sterile Products) approved by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Required Experience: Two years of pharmacy technician experience in a hospital, infusion center, or retail pharmacy.

Preferred Experience: Hazardous sterile compounding, high‑risk sterile compounding, non‑sterile compounding, inventory management, pharmacy employee training, OR, critical care, pediatrics, ordering/receiving medications, and controlled substances.

This position may involve maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, requiring routine reviews and screening.

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on the first day for employees who work 30 or more hours per week
• Group Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and Disability coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and Extended Illness Bank (EIB) paid leave accruals
• Paid institutional holidays, wellness leave, childcare leave, and other paid leave programs
• Tuition Assistance Program after six months of service
• Teachers Retirement System defined‑benefit pension plan and two voluntary retirement plans
• Employer paid life, AD&D and an illness‑related reduced salary pay program
• Extensive wellness, recognition, fitness, employee health programs and employee resource groups

• Requisition
• Employment Status:
  Full‑Time
• Employee Status:
  Regular
• Work Week:
  Evening/Night
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 49,500
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD)…