Hospital Pharmacy Tech - IV/Sterile Compounding Weekend

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Palos Heights (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is hiring a Pharmacy Technician to accurately identify, fill, and label medications and sterile compounds while maintaining strict inventory and documentation. The role requires handling hazardous medications, IV admixtures, and controlled substances with care in a fast-paced setting.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma, IDFPR license, and CPhT certification; preferred 1 year or less of related experience.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR) required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through PTCB or NHA required for all licensed after 2008.
• Preferred: one year or less of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• 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• Maintains appropriate inventory of automated dispensing cabinets; rotates all floor stock and inventory to reduce outdated medications.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.
• Enter patient charges and credit information into the computer.
• Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR)

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through PTCB or NHA

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is hiring a Pharmacy Technician to accurately identify, fill, and label medications and sterile compounds while maintaining strict inventory and documentation. The role requires handling hazardous medications, IV admixtures, and controlled substances with care in a fast-paced setting.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma, IDFPR license, and CPhT certification; preferred 1 year or less of related experience.