Advanced Pharmacy Technician

About the role

Join our world-class academic healthcare system as an Advanced Pharmacy Technician-Investigational Drug Services (IDS) Pharmacy. As an Advanced Pharmacy Technician, you will join a fast-paced, ever-changing environment where the team works together for a shared purpose. Advanced Pharmacy Technicians play an essential role in the medication use process. They are responsible for compounding parenteral medications in a newly constructed clean room, processing medication orders, and ensuring patients have their medications when requested.

Responsibilities

• Perform accurate prescription order entry processes that are held for pharmacist’s review and authorization.
• Prepare and compound sterile parenteral/enteral pharmaceuticals, controlled substances, and chemotherapeutic agents under pharmacist's supervision, demonstrating a commitment to excellence.
• Initiate and complete delivery forms.
• Attend and participate in all patient care meetings and conferences.
• Responsible for knowing and adhering to Policy and Procedures governing pharmacy operations.
• Absorb and complete assigned workload to best facilitate its accomplishment.
• Prepare record and monitor results for pharmaceutical quality assurance testing.
• Aids in the management of pharmacy inventory.
• Prepares purchase orders and validates receipt of pharmaceutical stock and supplies from our primary wholesaler and direct shipments from other vendors.
• This also includes managing the inventory for all investigational drugs and maintaining records of receipt and return of investigational drugs at the close of a study.
• Maintain the confidentiality of patients and their personal information at all times.
• Assists with the education and training of pharmacy students, technician students and new personnel.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one-year experience in pharmacy preparations for parenteral/enteral, intravenous antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents.
• Must be a certified pharmacy technician.
• Knowledge of basic drug terminology, pharmaceutical evaluation, pharmacology and pharmaceutical law.
• Pharmaceutical quality assurance experience with parenteral products.
• Excellent aseptic technique must be demonstrated on an ongoing basis.
• Ability to work in a team environment and cooperate with all departments within the home infusion center.
• Illinois technician licensure.

Benefits

We anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the day shift, 8.5-hour shifts, ranging from 7:30am-6pm and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday-Friday.

Pay

The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.

Schedule

We anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work the day shift, 8.5-hour shifts, ranging from 7:30am-6pm and will not be scheduled for on-call shifts. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday-Friday.