Pharmacy Technician III-Central Operations, Full-time Rotating Shifts
About The Position
The Pharmacy Technician III supports the daily operation of dispensing areas under the direction of a registered pharmacist. The role performs prescription-related, unit-dose, sterile-product, and documented manufacturing functions in accordance with Northwestern Medicine’s mission, values, policies, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards. The position is regularly scheduled for 40 hours per week, with rotating AM and PM shifts that may change according to departmental and patient-care needs. It is based primarily in the Prentice 10th floor pharmacy and may rotate to other pharmacies as needed. The schedule includes every other weekend and one winter and one summer holiday. The technician prepares medications for inpatients and prescriptions for outpatients, handles medication distribution and inventory tasks, enters and reviews information in computerized medication systems, and prepares sterile and compounded products. The role also supports emergency medication systems and carts, controlled-substance records, narcotic inventories, and hazardous-waste procedures. Accurate, timely work is essential to an efficient and error-free drug distribution system.
Requirements
- High school diploma.
- Illinois Pharmacy Technician License from IDFPR.
- For technicians licensed after 2008, Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through PTCB or ExCPT certification through NHA is required.
- Newly licensed technicians must obtain certification within two years of the license effective date.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a Technician Training Program.
- Previous experience as a Pharmacy Technician.
Responsibilities
- Prepare medication orders for inpatients and prescriptions for outpatients.
- Pick up orders and deliver medications to nursing units.
- Schedule intravenous admixture solutions according to the patient’s medical record and report variances to a pharmacist.
- Answer telephone calls according to hospital policy and determine whether a pharmacist or technician should handle each call.
- Enter new drug orders and renewal or refill information into computerized patient medication profiles.
- Use the computer system for dispensing and inquiry functions.
- Compare patient medication bins with pharmacy and nursing records, return unnecessary or outdated medications, reconcile use records, and report discrepancies to a pharmacist.
- Receive, prepare, and distribute floor-stock requisitions and requisitions for other clinical locations.
- Compound dosage forms needed for dispensing to patients.
- Help maintain adequate inventory in dispensing areas.
- Package extemporaneous and STAT single doses under pharmacist supervision.
- Prepare and maintain emergency medication systems.
- Prepare sterile products for administration, selecting appropriate diluents and vehicles and determining stability.
- Prepare cytotoxic agents using hospital and department aseptic and protective procedures.
- Plan and perform daily tasks required to provide department services under a pharmacist’s direction.
- Prepare and deliver narcotics and narcotic admixtures and conduct narcotic perpetual inventories as directed.
- Meet quality and quantity requirements for new orders, unit doses, and IV admixtures.
- Follow hazardous-waste collection and disposal procedures.
- Assist in maintaining emergency carts, inventory, and controlled-substance records.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
