Pharmacy Technician II-Medication Recon
Carle Health•Urbana, IL
•$20 - $33
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician II-Medication Recon assists pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care to patients of Carle Foundation Hospital. The role performs technical pharmacy tasks, including medication preparation, compounding, reconstitution, labeling, and delivery. Responsibilities span medication ordering and dispensing, inventory and billing, sterile and non-sterile preparation, enteral nutrition support, and service to operating room staff. The technician may also support training and assigned projects that do not require clinical decision-making.
Requirements
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
- Licensed Pharmacy Technician status within 60 days of license application through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
- Certified Pharmacy Technician certification within two years of Illinois license issue date.
- Work experience as a pharmacy technician; the qualifications also list experience as a Pharmacy Technician at Carle.
Responsibilities
- Accurately and safely prepare and label chemotherapy drugs for administration; this task is not required of PRN technicians.
- Accurately fill and deliver Omnicell restock lists.
- Assist in developing and maintaining training materials as needed.
- Complete special projects that do not require clinical decision-making, as assigned by the Pharmacy Manager or Director.
- Enter and process new prescriptions and refills.
- Fill medication orders accurately and promptly, including new or lost doses, floor-stock replacements, unit-dose carts, outpatient prescriptions, and take-home prescriptions.
- Perform billing functions, including patient charges and credits, nursing-unit charges, and controlled-substance charges, using manual computer entry or a bar-code reader.
- Perform miscellaneous non-sterile compounding.
- Inspect assigned nursing units and pharmacy areas monthly for expired or otherwise unusable drugs, and ensure proper storage and accurate inventory.
- Prepare IV products using aseptic technique and apply proper labeling; this task is not required of PRN technicians.
- Prepare parenteral nutrition solutions and provide pertinent laboratory information to the pharmacist when assigned; this task is not required of PRN technicians.
- Prepare batch IV products to support patient care, using the batch compounder as appropriate; this task is not required of PRN technicians.
- Prepare and deliver enteral nutritional supplements to patient care areas, and maintain related records and billing functions.
- Provide services to operating room staff from the OR medication room.
- Refer customers and calls to a pharmacist when appropriate.
- Restock and replace trays and kits used throughout the facility.
- Assist in training new hires.
Benefits
- Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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