Senior Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient & Sterile Compounding

Northwestern Medicine; Chicago (IL); In loco; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician III to support inpatient and outpatient dispensing activities under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. You will prepare medication orders, manage IV admixtures, and ensure accurate drug distribution across nursing units.

The role requires Illinois licensure as a Pharmacy Technician with CTPhT or ExCPT certification for those licensed after 2008, and offers a casual status with rotating weekends.

Competenze

• High School Diploma is required.
• Illinois Pharmacy Technician License required.
• CPhT or ExCPT certification required for all those licensed after 2008.

Mansioni

• Prepares medication orders for inpatients.
• Prepares prescriptions for outpatients.
• Picks up orders and delivers medications to nursing units.
• Schedules intravenous admixture solutions according to the patient’s medical record. Reports any variance from the record to a pharmacist.
• Enters new drug orders and renewal/refill information into the computerized patient medication profile.
• Uses the computer system to assist in all dispensing and inquiry functions.
• Compares the patient medication bin with the pharmacy and nursing record. Returns unnecessary and/or outdated medication to the pharmacy.
• Receives, prepares, and distributes floor stock requisitions and requisitions for other clinical locations.
• Compounds dosage forms needed for dispensing to patients.
• Assists in maintaining adequate inventory levels in the dispensing areas.
• Packages extemporaneous and STAT single doses of medications under the supervision of a pharmacist.
• Prepares and maintains the emergency medication systems.
• Prepares sterile products for administration to patients. Selects proper diluents and vehicles and determines the appropriate stability.
• Prepares cytotoxic agents for administration employing hospital and department aseptic and protective procedures.
• Plans and performs the daily tasks required to provide department services under the direction of a pharmacist.
• Prepares and delivers narcotics and narcotic admixtures. Conducts narcotic perpetual inventories as directed.

Formazione

High School Diploma

Descrizione del lavoro

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Pharmacy Technician III to support inpatient and outpatient dispensing activities under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. You will prepare medication orders, manage IV admixtures, and ensure accurate drug distribution across nursing units.

The role requires Illinois licensure as a Pharmacy Technician with CTPhT or ExCPT certification for those licensed after 2008, and offers a casual status with rotating weekends.