Pharmacy Technician (Casual) – Sterile Prep & Med Delivery

Northwestern Medicine; Palos Heights (IL); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in Illinois to identify, prepare, and deliver medications and sterile products. You will handle unit-dose packaging, labeling, and inventory management, supporting nursing units and automated dispensing systems.

Responsibilities include preparing sterile compounds, maintaining logs, and ensuring accuracy in patient profiles and documentation. Strong attention to detail and adherence to regulatory standards are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR) is required.
• 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)

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• Maintains appropriate inventory of automated dispensing cabinets; rotates all floor stock and inventory to reduce outdated medications.

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR)

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through PTCB or NHA

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician in Illinois to identify, prepare, and deliver medications and sterile products. You will handle unit-dose packaging, labeling, and inventory management, supporting nursing units and automated dispensing systems.

Responsibilities include preparing sterile compounds, maintaining logs, and ensuring accuracy in patient profiles and documentation. Strong attention to detail and adherence to regulatory standards are essential.