Pharmacy Technician, Full-Time Rotate

About the role

Join a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Pharmacy Technician in the Outpatient Pharmacy (DCAM) department. As a Pharmacy Technician, you will rotate through all work areas of the pharmacy department and work as a team player to achieve pharmaceutical care for the patient. You will fill first doses, restocks, and patient specific medications from the carousels. You will also perform monthly nursing unit, clinic and pharmacy area inspections as directed and maintains work areas.

Responsibilities

• Prepare inventories, order drugs and supplies from pharmacy storeroom, receive drugs and stock shelves in various pharmacy locations
• In the absence of the pharmacist, facilitate the timely distribution of medications by prioritizing orders, seeking out the pharmacist for checking when necessary and working to prioritize STAT order handling
• Complete and pass required annual technician competencies in a timely fashion
• Comply with all departmental, hospital, and regulating agency policies or recommendations
• Comply with all state and federal laws regulating their practice
• Prepare outpatient prescriptions
• Perform cashiering duties and assist in the training of new pharmacists and technician employees in their work areas
• Restocking and cleaning as needed, answer phone calls for triages phone communication appropriately and according to policy, collect quality assurance data and maintain workload records as required
• Perform other patient and/or drug related duties within the legal scope of their licensure as assigned by the pharmacist and/or supervisor
• Prepare medications and supplies for dispensing under the supervision of a pharmacist including: prepackaging bulk medications by filling unit dose-specific syringes and vials of medications for both adult and pediatric patients, excluding non-antibiotic compounded oral suspensions and Grade One mouthwash unless competency trained utilizing the UCMC authorized Tech II training program

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Must hold current valid license as a pharmacy technician in the State of Illinois
• Minimum of one year pharmacy experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of general hospital experience or retail experience as a licensed pharmacy technician
• Computer experience and the completion of a medical terminology course is desirable
• Completion of an ASHP accredited pharmacy technician certification program from an accredited community college or successful completion of ASHP National technician certification examination within one year of employment
• Ability to work as a team player to accomplish optimal patient care by providing superior pharmaceutical services
• Good communication skills to interact with patients and staff
• Considerable knowledge of basic pharmacy practices and procedures
• Considerable knowledge of medications and medical supplies
• Good knowledge of record keeping practices
• Successful completion of core technician competencies and subsequent yearly competencies
• Considerable skill in working with attention to detail
• Considerable verbal communications skills

Pay & Schedule

Job Type/FTE: Full-time (1.0). Shift: Rotating. Work Location: Onsite - Hyde Park. Unit/Department: Outpatient Pharmacy.