Pharmacy Technician-Part Time Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Palos Heights, IL

About The Position

The Pharmacy Technician reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards. This part-time role requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, minimal supervision, and the ability to work effectively in a stressful environment. The technician prepares and distributes medications and supplies, including sterile compounds and IV admixtures, and supports medication inventory, automated dispensing cabinets, controlled substances, and required records. The position is 40 hours per pay period, with rotating weekday day and evening shifts and alternating evening weekends and holidays.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Pharmacy Technician License through IDFPR.
Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through PTCB or NHA for those licensed after 2008, within six months of hire or sooner if required by the Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act.
Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

One year or less of related work experience demonstrating familiarity with routines and procedures customary to the position.

Responsibilities

Identify and fill medications, surgical kits, medication carts, emergency crash carts, requisitions, and specialty items.
Prepare sterile compounds and IV admixtures for injection and infusion, including hazardous medications, chemotherapy, and biologics.
Fill and label individual patient medications according to computer-generated medication profiles.
Package medications into unit-of-use form, label medications and supplies with required information, and maintain preparation logs.
Deliver medications to nursing units and automated dispensing cabinets, and retrieve discontinued medications.
Maintain appropriate inventory in automated dispensing cabinets and rotate floor stock and inventory to reduce outdated medications.
Assist with ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations.
Return medications to appropriate locations, rotate inventory, and check for expired medications.
Inspect units and emergency carts to check medications outside the department.
Handle controlled substances appropriately, including maintaining security, reconciling dispenses, and accounting for expired, wasted, and returned transactions.
Enter patient charges and credit information into the computer.
Maintain logs, records, and other required documentation.