Pharmacy Technician - Inpt Rx-A

Carle; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support pharmacists across Carle Foundation Hospital and related locations. The role involves filing, compounding, reconstitution, labeling, and delivery of medications to ensure safe patient care.

Responsibilities include accurate prescription processing, restocking, and collaboration with OR staff while maintaining compliance and record-keeping. Equal opportunity employer.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and safely prepare and label chemotherapy drugs for administration. PRN Technicians are not required to complete this task
• Accurately fill and deliver Omnicell restock lists
• Assist in developing and maintaining training materials as needed
• Assist in special projects not requiring clinical decision-making capacity as assigned by the Director
• Enter and process new prescriptions and refills; fill medication orders accurately and timely
• Perform miscellaneous billing functions, including patient charging and crediting, nursing unit charges, and controlled substance charging
• Perform miscellaneous non-sterile compounding
• Monthly inspection of nursing units and pharmacy area for expired or unusable drugs, with proper storage and inventory
• Prepare IV products using aseptic technique and labeling (PRN)
• Prepare parenteral nutrition solutions and provide pertinent laboratory information (PRN)
• Prepare batch IV products to support patient care needs (PRN)
• Prepares and delivers enteral nutritional supplements; maintain enteral records and billing
• Provide services to the Operating Room staff from the OR medication room
• Refer customers and calls to a pharmacist when appropriate
• Restock and replace various trays and kits used throughout the facility

Job description

Overview

The Pharmacy Technician assists the pharmacist in the provision of pharmaceutical care to all patients of Carle Foundation Hospital, Kirby and Hoopeston Hospitals, and all Carle Enterprise locations that might use medications. Perform technical tasks such as filing, compounding, reconstitution, labeling, and delivery.

Qualifications

Certifications: Certified Pharmacy Technician Not Required - Student Pharmacist or Licensed before 1/1/2008 - Exempt/Not RequiredExempt/Not Required; Certified Pharmacy Technician within 2 years of license issue date (IL) - VariesVaries; Licensed Pharmacy Technician within 60 days of license application - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Education: , Work Experience:

Responsibilities

• Accurately and safely prepare and label chemotherapy drugs for administration. PRN Technicians are not required to complete this task
• Accurately fill and deliver Omnicell restock lists.
• Assist in developing and maintaining training materials as needed.
• Assist in special projects not requiring clinical decision-making capacity as assigned by the Director.
• Enter and process new prescriptions and refills. Fill medication orders in an accurate and timely manner, including new or lost doses, floor stock replacement items, unit dose cart, outpatient and take-home prescriptions.
• Perform miscellaneous billing functions, including patient charging and crediting, nursing unit charges, and controlled substance charging through manual entry into the computer, or with bar code reader.
• Perform miscellaneous non-sterile compounding.
• Perform monthly inspection of assigned nursing units and pharmacy area for expired or otherwise unusable drugs, and provide proper storage and accurate inventory.
• Prepare IV products using aseptic technique and applying proper labeling. PRN Technician's are not required to complete this task
• Prepare parenteral nutrition solutions, provide pertinent laboratory information to the pharmacist when assigned. PRN Technicians are not required to complete this task
• Prepare various batch IV products to support patient care needs utilizing the batch compounder as appropriate. PRN Technicians are not required to complete this task
• Prepares and delivers enteral nutritional supplements to patient care areas. Maintains enteral records and billing functions.
• Provide services to the Operating Room staff from the OR medication room.
• Refers customers and calls to a pharmacist when appropriate.
• Restock and replace various trays and kits used throughout the facility.

About Us

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Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: [e-mail].

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $18.89per hour - $30.6per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.