Research Pharmacy Technician

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.

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.

Patient⠀safety is⠀a top⠀priority.⠀As a⠀result,⠀during the⠀Influenza⠀("the⠀flu")⠀season⠀(September⠀through⠀April),⠀the⠀University⠀Of Miami⠀Miller⠀School Of⠀Medicine⠀requires⠀all⠀employees⠀who⠀provide⠀ongoing⠀services⠀to⠀patients,⠀work in a⠀location⠀(all⠀Hospitals⠀and⠀clinics)⠀where⠀patient⠀care is⠀provided,⠀or work in⠀patient⠀care or⠀clinical⠀care⠀areas, to⠀have an⠀annual⠀influenza⠀vaccination.⠀Failure to⠀meet this⠀requirement⠀will⠀result in⠀rescinding⠀or⠀termination⠀of⠀employment.