Pharmacy Tech Full Time Night shift

The  Pharmacy Tech  reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations 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• Maintains appropriate inventory of automated dispensing cabinets; rotates all floor stock and inventory to reduce outdated medications.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.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Licensure:

• Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR)

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.

Background Check

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. 

Benefits

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.

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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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time