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Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital · 4 months ago

Pharmacy Tech Rotating Shifts Part Time Marianjoy

Wheaton, IL

Part-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$22.58/hr - $30.48/hr

1+ years exp

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is committed to delivering world-class care alongside top clinical talent. They are seeking a Pharmacy Technician who will be responsible for identifying and filling medications, preparing sterile compounds, and maintaining inventory while adhering to regulatory standards.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

Identifies and fills medications, surgical kits, medication carts, emergency crash carts, requisitions and specialty items

Prepares Sterile compounds and IV admixtures for injection and infusion including hazardous medications, chemotherapy, and biologics

Fills and labels individual patient medications according to a computer generated medication profile

Packages medications into a unit-of-use form, labeling all medications and supplies with the required information; maintains a log of each preparation

Delivers medications to nursing units to automated dispensing cabinets and retrieves discontinued medications

Maintains appropriate inventory of automated dispensing cabinets; rotates all floor stock and inventory to reduce outdated medications

Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations

Replaces returned medications to appropriate locations, rotating the inventory and checking for expired medications

Controls and checks medications outside of the department by performing unit inspections and emergency cart checks

Appropriately handles controlled substances, including maintaining security, reconciling controlled substance dispenses and accounting for transactions of expired, waste and return

Enters patient charges and credit information into the computer

Maintains logs, records and other required documentation

Qualification

Pharmacy Technician LicenseCertified Pharmacy TechnicianMedication preparationDecisive judgmentCritical thinking

Required

High School Diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR)

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through PTCB or NHA required for all licensed after 2008 (within 6 months of hire or sooner if required by IL pharmacy practice act)