American Addiction Centers-posted 2 months ago
$24 - $37/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
11-50 employees

The position is for a Pharmacy Technician at Advocate Health, primarily working in atypical environments such as hazardous sterile compounding, operating room, automation, remote dispensing, medication history, purchasing, or billing/insurance coordination. The technician will perform complex pharmaceutical processes requiring advanced skills and knowledge. Responsibilities include problem-solving technical issues, ensuring accurate documentation, identifying quality improvement opportunities, and participating in specialized work teams. The technician will also serve as a resource for other pharmacy team members and collaborate with department leadership for education and training.

  • Performs services and functions within assigned area(s) where complex pharmaceutical processes require advanced skills and knowledge.
  • Works primarily in atypical environments such as hazardous sterile compounding, operating room, automation, remote dispensing, medication history, purchasing, or billing/insurance coordination.
  • Serves as an expert with equipment and technology in specialized area.
  • Problem solves technical issues in the specialized area as they arise.
  • Ensures documents and records are accurate and timely completed.
  • Identifies quality improvement opportunities based on specialized skill set to ensure safe, effective, and efficient services and patient care.
  • Provides input to and supports implementation of operational changes, advancements, and site and system standardization.
  • Participates in site or system specialized work teams, committees, and councils.
  • Complies with legal, regulatory, and accreditation standards.
  • Keeps current with changes in the specialized field and collaborates with department leadership to adopt best practices.
  • Holds others accountable to best practices in the specialized area.
  • Serves as a resource in the specialized area for other pharmacy team members, physicians, nurses, and ancillary departments.
  • Problem solves complex problems and ensures that issues are escalated and closed as needed.
  • Collaborates with department leaders to develop and coordinate team member education, training, orientation, and competency.
  • Trains other team members in specialized area.
  • Serves as the department liaison to system pharmacy teams in specialty area.
  • Collaborates with leadership to communicate changes in specialty area.
  • Pharmacy Technician certification (CPhT) issued by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board, or Pharmacy Technician Certified (CPhT) issued by the National Healthcare Association.
  • High School Graduate.
  • Typically requires 5 years of experience in hospital or retail pharmacy technician role, depending on specialty area.
  • Good mathematics skills.
  • Attention to details.
  • Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
  • Exceptional customer service, problem resolution and process development skills.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program
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