Senior Pharmacy Technician – Inpatient & IV Specialist

Northwestern Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Pharmacy Technician III to support inpatient and outpatient dispensing at the Feinberg 9th floor pharmacy, with occasional rotation to other NM pharmacies. The role involves preparing orders, delivering meds to units, and maintaining accuracy under pharmacist supervision.

Requires Illinois license, CPhT or ExCPT certification (post-2008), and High School diploma; newly licensed techs must obtain certification within 2 years.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Illinois Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR) required.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) through PTCB or ExCPT through NHA required for all those licensed after 2008.
• Newly licensed technicians have 2 years from license date to obtain certification.

Responsibilities

• Prepares medication orders for inpatients.
• Prepares prescriptions for outpatients.
• Picks up orders and delivers medications to nursing units.
• Schedules IV admixture solutions per patient record and reports discrepancies to a pharmacist.
• Enters new drug orders and renewal information into the computerized patient medication profile.
• Uses the computer system to assist in all dispensing and inquiry functions.
• Compares patient medication bin with pharmacy and nursing records; returns outdated meds.
• Receives, prepares, and distributes floor stock requisitions and other clinical locations.
• Compounds dosage forms for dispensing to patients.
• Maintains inventory levels in dispensing areas.
• Packages extemporaneous and STAT doses under pharmacist supervision.
• Prepares emergency medication systems and sterile products for administration.
• Prepares cytotoxic agents employing aseptic procedures.
• Performs daily tasks to provide department services under a pharmacist.
• Meets quality/quantity requirements for orders and IV admixtures.

Education

Illinois Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR)

CPhT certification (PTCB) or ExCPT (NHA)

Job description

Northwestern Medicine seeks a Pharmacy Technician III to support inpatient and outpatient dispensing at the Feinberg 9th floor pharmacy, with occasional rotation to other NM pharmacies. The role involves preparing orders, delivering meds to units, and maintaining accuracy under pharmacist supervision.

Requires Illinois license, CPhT or ExCPT certification (post-2008), and High School diploma; newly licensed techs must obtain certification within 2 years.