Certified Pharmacy Technician - Immediate Start

Actalent; United States; Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

HSA

PTO/Leave

Job summary

Actalent is hiring a Hybrid Pharmacy Technician in Elk Grove Village, IL. The role supports patient care by coordinating medication deliveries, handling refill requests, and ensuring therapy supplies are available. You will work with pharmacists, nurses, and providers while processing orders and maintaining accurate records.

The position is contract-to-hire, onsite for 2 days and remote for 3, with a median hourly pay of $23–$25 depending on experience and location.

Qualifications

• Active Illinois Pharmacy Technician License is required.
• Active National Technician Certification is required.
• Minimum 1 year working experience in pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Initiate outbound calls to patients and caregivers to schedule medication deliveries and verify supply needs.
• Build and maintain strong patient relationships with compassionate, responsive support.
• Monitor refill schedules and identify gaps in therapy to support adherence.
• Document patient-reported side effects or concerns to the clinical team.
• Verify insurance benefits, coverage and payment options for orders.
• Coordinate with pharmacists, nurses and providers to meet patient needs.
• Enter and manage new prescription orders and refills in multiple systems.
• Maintain accurate patient records and perform data entry throughout order fulfillment.

Skills

Active Illinois Pharmacy Technician

Active National Technician Cert

1 year pharmacy experience

Job description

We are Hiring Hybrid Pharmacy Technician!

Job Description

The Patient Care Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting patients throughout their treatment journey by coordinating medication deliveries, managing refill requests, and ensuring patients have the supplies needed for therapy. This position proactively engages with patients and caregivers, processes orders, maintains accurate documentation, and collaborates closely with pharmacists, nurses, providers, and internal teams to deliver exceptional patient care and service.

Responsibilities

• Initiate outbound calls to patients and caregivers to schedule medication deliveries and verify supply needs.
• Build and maintain strong patient relationships by providing compassionate, responsive, and professional customer service.
• Support medication adherence efforts by monitoring refill schedules and identifying potential gaps in therapy.
• Document and elevate patient-reported side effects, concerns, or adverse reactions to the appropriate clinical team.
• Verify insurance benefits, coverage, and payment options to facilitate order processing.
• Coordinate with pharmacists, nurses, and healthcare providers to ensure patient needs are addressed in a timely manner.
• Enter, process, and manage new prescription orders and refill requests within multiple workflow systems.
• Maintain accurate patient records and perform data entry throughout the entire order fulfillment process.
• Track and update order statuses, shipment information, and delivery confirmations.
• Ensure all patient orders are processed accurately and within established service-level timeframes.
• Pick, package, and prepare medications and medical supplies for shipment when working onsite.

Essential Skills

• Active Illinois Pharmacy Technician License, required.
• Active National Technician Certification.
• Minimum 1 year working experience in pharmacy.

Work Environment

This is a hybrid role with a training/onboarding schedule from Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm. Training will be onsite for a minimum of 2-4 weeks before transitioning into a hybrid schedule. After training, outbound positions hours depend on the therapy assigned, with most starting between 8:30 am and 9:30 am. The role involves working onsite in Elk Grove Village for 2 days and remotely for 3 days.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elk Grove Village, IL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $23.00 - $25.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Elk Grove Village, IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 4, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Elk Grove Village,IL.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications withoutregard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protectedby law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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