Pharmacy Tech 2 Certified

Rush; Chicago (IL); In loco; USD 26.000 - 41.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

JobRx, Inc. in Chicago, IL, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician 2 Certified to join Rush University Medical Center's Specialty Drug Solutions.

The role involves prescription data entry, labeling, and preparing medication orders up to final checking by pharmacists, supporting a fast-paced hospital pharmacy environment. Requirements include a High School Diploma/GED, Illinois Pharmacy Technician licensure, PTCB (CPhT) or EXCPT certification, and at least two years in a customer service-driven

Competenze

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Current Illinois Pharmacy Technician licensure required.
• Current PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) required and/or EXCPT.
• Individuals licensed before Jan 1, 2008 are grandfathered; certification not required to continue working as a registered pharmacy technician in Illinois.
• At least two years of experience in a customer service-oriented pharmacy environment or related field.
• Excellent data entry skills.
• Flexibility with work schedule.
• Good problem solving skills and ability to work independently and quickly.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Dependable in attendance and job performance.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Team player with a positive attitude and work ethic.
• Ability to use telephone, computer systems, laminar air flow hoods, copiers, fax machines, calculator and other office equipment.

Mansioni

• Recognizes and identifies various classes of drugs and their generic and trade names.
• Assists pharmacists in coordinating and scheduling preparation of sterile admixtures.
• Performs pharmaceutical math with understanding and accuracy, including: fundamental math functions, conversions, dose calculations.
• Familiar with abbreviation symbols and equivalents used in pharmacy communications.
• Understands drugs' storage requirements, dosage forms and compounding techniques; demonstrates extemporaneous compounding skills.
• Maintains essential computer skills such as order entry, label generation, drug pricing, and third party billing; prioritizes workload for efficient workflow.
• Recognizes billing plan codes and which drugs are covered under these plans.
• Assists in looking up information to answer general information questions; refers questions to a pharmacist.
• Ensures IV prep room and related equipment are cleaned, calibrated and maintained.
• Updates patient inventory usage numbers in the computer based on orders and communications with team members.
• Remains alert to customer needs and provides prompt, courteous service.
• Responds to and resolves patient/customer problems using proper channels.
• Maintains organized work area, faces shelves, and returns medications to shelves.
• Checks stock levels; orders stock and follows up on back orders.
• Maintains CE hours to retain CPhT certification.
• Attends department meetings; performs other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Data entry

Customer service

Verbal communication

Problem solving

Time management

Organization

Teamwork

Flexibility

Formazione

High School Diploma/GED

Illinois Pharmacy Technician license

PTCB Certification (CPhT) or EXCPT

Strumenti

Laminar flow hood

Descrizione del lavoro

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Business Unit: Rush Medical Center

Hospital: Rush University Medical Center

Department: Specialty Drug Solutions

Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0.9 and 1.0)

Shift: Shift 1

Work Schedule: 8 Hr (8:30:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM)

Rush offers exceptional rewards and benefits learn more at our Rush benefits page

Pay Range: $21.61 - $34.04 per hour Rush salaries are determined by many factors including, but not limited to, education, job-related experience and skills, as well as internal equity and industry specific market data. The pay range for each role reflects Rush's anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. Offers may vary depending on the circumstances of each case.

Summary: The Pharmacy Technician 2 Certified performs duties such as prescription data entry, labeling, preparing and filling of medication orders for patients of the retail pharmacy. Such medication orders are prepared up to the point of final checking and dispensing by registered pharmacists. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and ICARE values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Other information: Required Job Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Current State of Illinois Pharmacy Technician licensure required.
• Current PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) required and/or EXCPT
• Individuals licensed BEFORE January 1, 2008 are grandfathered; they are not required to become nationally certified or hold the "Certified" designation to continue working as a registered pharmacy technician in Illinois.
• At least two years of experience in a customer service-oriented pharmacy environment or related field.
• Excellent data entry skills.
• Flexibility with work schedule.
• Good problem solving skills and the ability to work independently and quickly in responding to and resolving a wide range of problems.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Dependable in attendance and job performance.
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Team player with a positive attitude and work ethic.
• Ability to use telephone, computer systems, laminar air flow hoods, copiers, fax machines, calculator and other office equipment as necessary.

Physical Demands:

• Normal office, warehouse and clinical environments.
• May be exposed to certain hazardous materials, including but not limited to blood-borne pathogens, chemotherapeutic agents, cleaning and sanitizing agents.

Responsibilities:

• Recognizes and identifies various classes of drugs and their generic and trade names.
• Assists pharmacists in coordinating and scheduling preparation of sterile admixtures.
• Performs pharmaceutical math with understanding and accuracy, including: fundamental math functions, common apothecary and metric conversions, pharmaceutical dose calculations, and parenteral dose calculations.
• Familiar with abbreviation symbols and equivalents used in pharmacy communications.
• Understands various drugs' storage requirements, dosage forms and compounding techniques. Demonstrates understanding and proficiency of extemporaneous compounding skills.
• Possesses proficient data entry skills. Demonstrates essential computer skills such as order entry, label generation, drug pricing, and third party billing. Prioritizes workload to maintain an efficient workflow.
• Recognizes various billing plan codes and which drugs are covered under these different plans.
• Assists in looking up information to answer general information questions. Refers questions regarding drug information or patient specific questions to a pharmacist.
• Ensures the I.V. preparation room and related equipment are cleaned, calibrated and maintained per organizational policy and procedure.
• Updates/revises patient inventory usage numbers in the computer based on actual usage, change in orders, and communication with other team members.
• Remains alert to customer needs and provides prompt, courteous customer service.
• Responds to and resolves patient/customer problems in an appropriate and timely fashion using proper channels.
• Maintains work area in an organized and orderly fashion, including facing of shelves and returning medications to shelves.
• Checks and maintains adequate supply of stock necessary to fill prescriptions. Orders stock well in advance of running out. Follows up with stock back orders and processes balance-due prescriptions.
• Maintains CE hours required to retain CPhT certification.
• Attends department meetings as scheduled.
• Performs other duties as assigned

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