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The Pharmacy Division is dedicated to ensuring safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication use while collaborating with healthcare professionals to achieve optimal drug therapy outcomes. Through innovative programs in patient care, research, and education, the division leads in delivering premier, patient-centered care. Embracing change and discovery, it leverages new technologies, maximizes resources, and fosters a culture of caring to continuously enhance the quality of pharmaceutical services.

The Ideal candidate will have a High school diploma and a Certified Pharmacy Technician with at least two years of Pharmacy Technician experience. They demonstrate  a commitment to patient-centered care in an ambulatory oncology setting. While hospital pharmacy experience (6 months or more) is preferred, the candidate should excel in accuracy, communication, and collaboration within a multidisciplinary team.

Working Hours: The working hours are 9:30a - 6p

Why Join the Woodlands Pharmacy Team?

The Woodlands Pharmacy team at MD Anderson offers the unique opportunity to deliver worldclass cancer care in a closeknit, communityfocused setting. As part of a growing regional campus, you'll play a handson role in shaping pharmacy operations while working closely with interdisciplinary teams to support patients closer to home. The Woodlands location combines MD Anderson's nationally recognized standards of excellence with a supportive, collaborative culture-providing meaningful patient impact, professional growth, and a balanced work environment just outside Houston.

At MD Anderson, we offer careers built on care, growth, and balance. Our employees enjoy a benefits package designed to support every stage of life, starting on day one.

• Paid employee medical benefits (zero premium) starting on 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

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Sterile Compounding/Preparation 
a. Follows standard operating procedures/safety standards (USP 797/800/NIOSH) when handling, preparing, and waste disposal of hazardous drugs. Reports and documents chemotherapy spills.
b. Demonstrates the correct use of a closed system and maintains competency.
c. Prepares investigational doses by reading the datasheet, follow protocol directions, care when admixing, documenting thoroughly on the investigational card for each drug. Ask for assistance from a pharmacist if needed.
d. Demonstrates strong math skills for pharmacy calculations.
e. Manages time efficiently by maintaining high productivity.
f.  Demonstrates system proficiency including, but not limited to, BD Cato, Phacts, One Connect, and control access cabinets.
g. Manages inventory through supply chain.

Inventory Management 
a. Monitors key inventory parameters to evaluate inventory usage including stock levels, shortages, and recalls. Takes appropriate actions and makes inventory adjustments as needed.
b. Develops, implements, and documents procedures related to receiving, shipping, transfers, returns of inventory, physical counts, ongoing cycle counts and loss prevention.
c.  Coordinates with appropriate supplier for acquisition and distribution of drugs/supplies, identified as supply problems. Communications drug availability to staff.
d. Communicates with other inventory areas to minimize waste.
e. Maintains inventory security within the pharmacy area and monitors for appropriate use of all institutional resources.
f. Approach problems with curiosity and open-mindedness; offer new ideas, solutions and/or options.
g. Follows standard operating procedures/safety standards (USP 797/800, NIOSH) when handling and wasting of hazardous drugs. Reports and documents chemotherapy spills
h. Completes pump assignments including replenishment, returns, cleaning and periodic maintenance (PM) monitoring (within 95% compliance).
i. Restocks, loads, unloads and outdates automated dispensing cabinet inventory consistently and accurately.
Provide floor stock inventory as needed.IV Preparation

Daily Operational Duties 
a. Equipment maintenance, including BSC cleaning, stocking supplies, pump retrieval, scheduled QA assignments, cleaning of IV rooms and ante-room, inventory ordering, pyxis support as needed, and water bath and baxa repeater pump cleaning.
b. Demonstrates technical proficiency and problem solving of carousel software, automated dispensing cabinets, BD CATO, OneConnect, procurement software, label printers and refrigerator monitoring, and other systems as needed.
c. Successfully completes annual process validations as appropriate.
d. Completes and maintains Tech-Check-Tech certification program as applicable.
e. Optimizes patient care and customer service by fulfilling all required operational responsibilities including staffing beyond shift as needed to complete all team assignments.
f. Ability to flex schedule across areas and shifts based on operational needs.

Other duties as assigned