Lead Pharmacy Technician
About The Position
The Lead Pharmacy Technician assists with processing medication and prescription orders to ensure medications are delivered to patients promptly and safely. The role checks and receives drug purchase orders, delivers medications to nursing units, and conducts cassette exchanges. It also oversees compounding activities, routine drug inventory tasks, and pharmacy technician training, while supporting pharmacists and pharmacy leadership with medication review and quality initiatives. The Lead Pharmacy Technician is expected to uphold Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mission, vision, and core values, and demonstrate communication, accountability, flexibility, sound judgment, customer service, hope, compassion, discovery, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Pharmacy Technician Certification.
- Current Illinois Pharmacy Technician license.
- At least 4 years of hospital-based pharmacy technician experience.
- Experience adding measured drugs or nutrients to intravenous solutions under sterile conditions to prepare IV products under pharmacist supervision.
- Strong mathematical ability to interpret prescription orders and dispense medications, including compounding tablets into liquid.
- Strong customer service and communication skills for interacting with patients, coworkers, healthcare professionals, and vendors.
- Time management and multitasking ability to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment and ensure timely delivery of daily carts and orders.
- Demonstrated follow-through, decision-making, and analytical skills to address discrepancies, missing medications, and medication ordering.
- Ability to push delivery carts weighing up to 40 pounds, and lift and stock items for delivery and inventory control.
- Knowledge of all pharmacy technician roles.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Microsoft Office, Cerner, and Talyst auto carousel.
Responsibilities
- Oversee compounding activities, including training, preparation, documentation, cleaning, and inventory management.
- Oversee routine drug inventory activities, including Carousel cycle counts, floor stock inspections, and controlled substance perpetual inventory as directed.
- Assist the purchaser with maintaining outpatient, spasticity, and emergency medication inventories.
- Assist pharmacists with reviewing new admission medication profiles.
- Assist the Pharmacy Director and Pharmacy Operations Manager with quality initiatives.
- Interview applicants for pharmacy technician positions and oversee training activities and documentation.
- Dispense medication for inpatient Unit Dose Cassettes and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab sites of care.
- Prepack tablets, capsules, and liquids under a Registered Pharmacist’s supervision and according to policy.
- Prepare and deliver injections and intravenous admixtures.
- Order medications and supplies from wholesalers and other pharmaceutical sources, and inspect incoming merchandise for accuracy.
- Monitor stock expiration dates and prepare returns of outdated drugs to wholesalers and manufacturers for credit.
- Maintain the cleanliness of the Pharmacy and its equipment.
- Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program described as competitive with industry peers in the geographic locations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
