Pharmacy Technician II

Job Summary

The Pharmacy Technician II prepares inventories, orders drugs and supplies from pharmacy storeroom, receives drugs and stocks shelves in various pharmacy locations, and compounds sterile and non-sterile products for patients receiving ambulatory infusions. Completes and passes required annual technician competencies in a timely fashion. Complies with all departmental, hospital, and regulating agency policies or recommendations. Complies with all state and federal laws regulating their practice. Prepares outpatient compounded prescriptions.

Essential Job Functions

Replaces CPR cart medications following Dr. Cart events. Transfers patient specific medications from the Omnicell on the discharged unit to the Omnicell on the unit to which the patient has been transferred.

Rotates through all work areas of the pharmacy department, works as a team player to achieve pharmaceutical care for the patient, fills, first doses, restocks and patient specific medications from the carousels, performs monthly nursing unit, clinic and pharmacy area inspections as directed, maintains work areas (IV Room, UD Area, Manufacturing area, store rooms, pharmacy satellites) by restocking and cleaning as needed, answers phone calls

Triages phone communication appropriately and according to policy, collects quality assurance data and maintains workload records as required, performs other patient and/or drug related duties within the legal scope of their licensure as assigned by the pharmacist and/or supervisor.

Prepares 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, compounded oral suspensions and Grade One mouthwash. Compounds IV admixtures, chemotherapy, desensitization medications, high-cost biologics and pediatric IV’s and restocks CPR cart trays.

Prepares inventories, orders drugs and supplies from pharmacy storeroom, receives drugs and stocks shelves in various pharmacy locations.

In the absence of the pharmacist, facilitates the timely distribution of medications by prioritizing orders, seeking out the pharmacist for checking when necessary and working to prioritize STAT order handling.

Completes and passes required annual technician competencies in a timely fashion. Complies with all departmental, hospital, and regulating agency policies or recommendations. Complies with all state and federal laws regulating their practice.

Assist in the training of new pharmacists and technician employees in their work areas.

Performs other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

Current Illinois Pharmacy Technician License.

High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)

IV room non-hazardous and hazardous compounding required,

Chemo compounding experience preferred.

Minimum of one year pharmacy experience, or completion of an ASHP approved pharmacy technician vocational course

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.

Familiar with computers and keyboard usage.

Sensitivity to patient care issues as they pertain to the practice of pharmacy.

Preferred Qualifications

Illinois Pharmacy Technician Certification

Position Details

Job Type/FTE: Full time (1.0)

Shift: Day

Unit/Department: Ambulatory Infusion/Inpatient Pharmacy

CBA Code: 743 Clerical

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. 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. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.