Pharmacy Technician - Compounding
Singlepoint Healthcare · Wood Dale, IL · 1 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
We’re looking for a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) to join our compounding pharmacy team. In this role, you’ll help prepare and dispense compounded medications, including antibiotics and inotrope therapies, while supporting the accuracy, sterility, safety, and timeliness of patient-specific prescriptions.
Responsibilities
- Accurately prepare, stage, and compound IV and other sterile medications under pharmacist supervision and in accordance with USP <797> and <800> standards.
- Maintain a safe and sterile environment by cleaning work areas, equipment, and compounding tools; assist with routine surface, environmental, and end-product testing.
- Complete required paperwork, verify calculations, prepare prescription and batch labels, and maintain accurate records for compounded products, formulations, and controlled substances.
- Monitor medication and supply inventory, restock materials, complete monthly expiration checks, and report expired items.
- Support quality assurance by assisting with laboratory testing, validation runs, and aseptic-technique verification to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance.
- Support patient information entry, records management, phone communication, and coordination with nursing agencies, laboratories, physicians, and other departments.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Associate degree preferred.
- 2–5 years of relevant experience.
- Experience in home infusion, compounding, or specialty pharmacy preferred.
- Experience with pharmacy information systems such as CareTend or equivalent preferred.
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) — required in the state of practice; PTCB certification preferred.
Skills
You’ll thrive here if you are:
- Detail-oriented.
- Collaborative.
- A strong communicator.
- A practical problem-solver.
- Organized and able to manage competing priorities.
- Adaptable and comfortable learning new processes.
- Committed to safety, quality, and excellent patient care.
Benefits
Our work is guided by a shared commitment to being:
- Safety-Focused.
- Driven by Curiosity.
- Constantly Adapting.
- Lifelong Learners.
- Trusted Communicators.
- A Community of Care.
- Powered by Positivity & Passion.
- Innovators.
Schedule
9:30 am to 6 pm CST.