Advanced Pharmacy Technician- Cancer Care Center
Full Time
New Lenox, IL 60451
Posted
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Job Description:
Essential Job Functions
Position Details
Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire. Why Join Us:
The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Advanced Pharmacy Technician in the Cancer Care Center Pharmacy .As an Advanced Pharmacy Technician you will be supporting a team that is dedicated to enhancing lives and being on the forefront of all we do. This department is responsible for the provision of safe, accurate, and timely medication distribution and reliable pharmaceutical care to a variety of patient populations.
Job Summary
In this role the Advanced Pharmacy Technician performs all operational dispensing duties including, but not limited to, non-specialty, specialty and controlled substances medication orders or inventory management. These duties are performed in compliance with the departmental policies and procedures providing optimal pharmaceutical care to the patients at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics.
Essential Job Functions
- Performs daily functions of filling, packing and shipping specialty, non-specialty and controlled substances medication orders in accordance with standard operating procedures
- Delivers medication orders to clinics
- Performs patient compliance-packaging
- Assures safe, accurate, and timely pharmaceutical care and medication delivery. Identify customer (patient and healthcare provider) requirements that warrant pharmacist or management attention.
- Assists other pharmacy technicians as needed. Assists in training new employees in their area of work. Mentors new employees as requested, and assists pharmacists in entering physician orders into the computer system as needed.
- Maintains specialty, non-specialty and controlled substance medications inventories. Returns medications to inventory as needed and removes outdated medications under the direction of the supervisor.
- Supports all pharmacy operations and distributive systems as needed to provide optimal pharmacy care to patients. Leads the process to effectively maintain the pharmacy distributive systems, operational projects, and technician responsibilities. Maintains pharmacy distributive systems and operations, including all equipment and technology. Actively review automation, equipment, and technology within responsible areas for appropriate work performance, accuracy, and reliability. Implement appropriate downtime procedures when needed including communication with appropriate external vendors. Identify opportunities for efficiency and cost-effective improvements in pharmacy operations and distributive systems.
- Prepares inventories, orders drugs and supplies from wholesaler, checks in drugs that are received and rectifies what is received with the invoice.
- Answers phone calls in a courteous manner according to policy. Triages phone communication appropriately and according to policy. Maintains work load records if required and collects quality assurance data. Performs other patient and/or drug related duties within the legal scope of their licensure, as assigned by the pharmacist and/or the supervisor.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required. Bachelors or other advanced degree preferred.
- Valid Illinois pharmacy technician license. Certified Pharmacy Technician License (National Certification)
- Experience and training as defined by one of the of the following qualifications:
- Minimum of at least 2-5 years experience as a pharmacy technician (outpatient/retail experience preferred) OR
- Minimum of at least one year experience as a pharmacy technician at UCMC, with abve average scores on all UCMC employee evaluations, and no disciplinary actions in the last 12 months (except time & attendance)
- Knowledge and proficiency with hospital operations and pharmacy practices and procedures, medications and medical supplies, hospital practice and healthcare regulatory requirements, and record keeping.
- Computer entry skills and ability to accurately type at 35 WPM
- Excellent communication skills, ability to work independently with attention to detail, perform mathematical computations, and overseeing the work of others, and interact effectively with others.
- Ability to lift up to 20-30 lbs, stand, bend, and reach overhead for the duration of your shift
Position Details
- Job Type/FTE: Full Time
- Shift: Day Shift
- Unit/Department: Cancer Care Center
- CBA Code: Non-Union
In this role, we anticipate that you will generally work approximately 40 hours per week. We anticipate that you will generally be scheduled to work day shift, between the hours of 7:30am-4pm.This role will be 100% at our New Lenox location. The days of the week that you are scheduled will be Monday-Friday and no weekends.
Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, The University of Chicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
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The University of Chicago Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
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