Pharmacy Technician II, Full-Time Days

UChicago Medicine; Illinois; On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician II in Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacy to support ambulatory infusions and patient care. The role involves preparing medications and supplies under pharmacist supervision and rotating through all pharmacy areas.

Highlights include working approx 40 hours weekly on day shifts (Hyde Park campus), prioritizing safety, accurate documentation, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure timely dispensing for diverse patient populations.

Qualifications

• Current Illinois Pharmacy Technician License.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• IV room compounding experience required; chemo compounding preferred.
• Minimum of one year pharmacy experience or ASHP approved technician course.
• Ability to work well in a team and provide excellent patient care.
• Good communication and record-keeping skills.
• Familiar with computers and everyday software.

Responsibilities

• Replaces CPR cart medications and transfers meds between units.
• Rotates through all pharmacy areas; fills doses, restocks, and inspects areas.
• Triages calls, collects QA data, maintains workload records, and supports pharmacist.
• Prepares medications and supplies for dispensing; compounding IV admixtures and complex meds.
• Prepares inventories and stocks shelves across pharmacy locations.
• In pharmacist's absence, prioritizes orders and handles STAT requests.
• Assists in training new staff and technicians.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Pharmacy knowledge

Team player

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Computer literacy

Patient care sensitivity

Education

Illinois Pharmacy Technician License

High School Diploma

ASHP course

Tools

Omnicell

Inventory software

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Pharmacy Technician II in Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacy. In this role as Pharmacy Technician II, you will be preparing medications and supplies for dispensing under the supervision of a pharmacist and rotate through all work areas of the pharmacy department. This department supports and provides direct patient care to patients of all ages and of all patient populations.

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Pharmacy Technician II in Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacy. In this role as Pharmacy Technician II, you will be preparing medications and supplies for dispensing under the supervision of a pharmacist and rotate through all work areas of the pharmacy department. This department supports and provides direct patient care to patients of all ages and of all patient populations.

Job Summary

The Pharmacy Technician II prepares inventories, orders drugs and supplies from pharmacy storeroom, receives drugs and stocks shelves in various pharmacy locations, and compounds sterile and non-sterile products for patients receiving ambulatory infusions. Completes and passes required annual technician competencies in a timely fashion. Complies with all departmental, hospital, and regulating agency policies or recommendations. Complies with all state and federal laws regulating their practice. Prepares outpatient compounded prescriptions.

Essential Job Functions

• Replaces CPR cart medications following Dr. Cart events. Transfers patient specific medications from the Omnicell on the discharged unit to the Omnicell on the unit to which the patient has been transferred.
• Rotates through all work areas of the pharmacy department, works as a team player to achieve pharmaceutical care for the patient, fills, first doses, restocks and patient specific medications from the carousels, performs monthly nursing unit, clinic and pharmacy area inspections as directed, maintains work areas (IV Room, UD Area, Manufacturing area, store rooms, pharmacy satellites) by restocking and cleaning as needed, answers phone calls
• Triages phone communication appropriately and according to policy, collects quality assurance data and maintains workload records as required, performs other patient and/or drug related duties within the legal scope of their licensure as assigned by the pharmacist and/or supervisor.
• Prepares medications and supplies for dispensing under the supervision of a pharmacist including: prepackaging bulk medications by filling unit dose-specific syringes and vials of medications for both adult and pediatric patients, compounded oral suspensions and Grade One mouthwash. Compounds IV admixtures, chemotherapy, desensitization medications, high-cost biologics and pediatric IV’s and restocks CPR cart trays.
• Prepares inventories, orders drugs and supplies from pharmacy storeroom, receives drugs and stocks shelves in various pharmacy locations.
• In the absence of the pharmacist, facilitates the timely distribution of medications by prioritizing orders, seeking out the pharmacist for checking when necessary and working to prioritize STAT order handling.
• Completes and passes required annual technician competencies in a timely fashion. Complies with all departmental, hospital, and regulating agency policies or recommendations. Complies with all state and federal laws regulating their practice.
• Assist in the training of new pharmacists and technician employees in their work areas.
• Performs other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

• Current Illinois Pharmacy Technician License.
• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• IV room non-hazardous and hazardous compounding required,
• Chemo compounding experience preferred.
• Minimum of one year pharmacy experience, or completion of an ASHP approved pharmacy technician vocational course
• Ability to work as a team player to accomplish optimal patient care by providing superior pharmaceutical services.
• Good communication skills to interact with patients and staff.
• Considerable knowledge of basic pharmacy practices and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of medications and medical supplies.
• Good knowledge of record keeping practices.
• Successful completion of core technician competencies and subsequent yearly competencies.
• Considerable skill in working with attention to detail.
• Considerable verbal communications skills.
• Familiar with computers and keyboard usage.
• Sensitivity to patient care issues as they pertain to the practice of pharmacy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Illinois Pharmacy Technician Certification

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full time (1.0)
• Shift: Day
• Unit/Department: Ambulatory Infusion/Inpatient Pharmacy
• CBA Code: 743 Clerical

In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the day shift, start time from approximately 6:30am-9:30am and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. We anticipate you will be scheduled to work 100% at the Hyde Park campus. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday-Friday.

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union. Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.