Scheduler/Shipping Clerk-Pharmacy Department

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital • Chicago, IL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago is seeking a Scheduler/Shipping Clerk for its Pharmacy Department. This role involves assisting licensed pharmacists with various activities that do not require professional judgment. Key responsibilities include patient outreach for a telehealth program, managing the logistics of this program, preparing and shipping medications, and updating performance trackers. If the candidate is a licensed Pharmacy Technician, they will receive additional training in pharmacy operations. Technicians must adhere to standard procedures, with any deviations requiring approval from a supervising pharmacist. This position reports directly to the Pharmacist, Pharmacy Manager, and Director of Pharmacy. The service population ranges from birth to elder adults.

Requirements

• At minimum a High School or GRE Graduate.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• An aptitude for working with other health care professionals.

Nice To Haves

• Pharmacy Technician license preferred.
• Pharmacy technician program Certification required once pharmacy technician is licensed. (Will be trained if applicant is conscientious and communicates a desire to learn).

Responsibilities

• Calling patients daily to be enrolled into the telehealth program.
• Being forerunners of the logistics of the telehealth program with the pharmacy department.
• Setting up, packaging medication to be shipped out to various locations.
• Making daily updates to the pharmacy performance trackers for the program.
• Assists the pharmacist in the preparation of patient, physician and nursing education.
• Assists the pharmacist in the retrieval of accurate, concise, applicable and timely drug information.
• Obtains clinical pharmacokinetic data to assist the pharmacist in designing effective, safe, and economical therapeutic medication regimens including the calculation of creatinine clearance in appropriate patients.
• Assists with publishing and distributing newsletters and notices.
• Effectively supports management.
• Completes work activities through effective management of time, tasks and available resources.
• Manages own conduct, performance and attitude including time, space and paper; ethics; attendance and punctuality; and customer focus.
• Participates in implementing goals and objectives, and policy and procedures of the department and facility.
• Performs other duties as assigned or scheduled.

Benefits

• Employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to accommodation for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED