Pharmacy Technician-Part Time Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Palos Park (IL); Vor Ort; USD 32.000 - 44.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medication identification, preparation, and delivery across nursing units. The role demands critical thinking, ability to work with minimal supervision, and compliance with ethics and regulatory standards. The position is part-time with rotating day and evening shifts. Shifts include 6:30 a.m.

– 3:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m., with alternating evening weekends and holidays.

Qualifikationen

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• CPhT certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Preferred: one year or less related experience.

Aufgaben

• Identifies and fills medications, surgical kits, medication carts, emergency crash carts, requisitions, and specialty items.
• Prepares sterile compounds and IV admixtures including hazardous medications, chemotherapy, and biologics.
• Fills and labels medications according to a computer-generated profile.
• Packages medications into unit-of-use form and logs each preparation.
• Delivers medications to nursing units and retrieves discontinued medications.
• Maintains inventory of automated dispensing cabinets and rotates stock to reduce waste.
• Assists in ordering, receiving, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies.
• Replaces returned medications and rotates inventory as needed.
• Controls and checks medications outside the department with inspections.
• Handles controlled substances securely and reconciles dispenses.
• Enter patient charges and credit information into the computer.
• Maintains logs and documentation.

Kenntnisse

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Teamwork

Ausbildung

High School Diploma or equivalent

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification

Jobbeschreibung

• Compensation: USD 22.58 - USD 31.61 - hourly

Company Description

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better healthcare, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system. At Northwestern Medicine, we pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, we take care of our employees. Ready to join our quest for better?

Job Description

See what our staff have to say about working at Northwestern Medicine! It Takes a Team !

ThePharmacy Tech reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• 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.

This position is part-time, 40 hours per pay period, rotating day shift (6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) and evening shift (2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) on weekdays, with alternating evening weekends (2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) and holidays.

Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Licensure:

Certification:

• 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)

Preferred:

• One year or less of related work experience, demonstrating familiarity with routines and procedures customary to the position.

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.

Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings.

If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.