Job Description

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.

As an Advanced Pharmacy Technician , you will be responsible for the order entry of prescriptions, preparation of investigational drugs and other infusion medications, pharmacy purchasing and inventory control, disposable supplies, and related activities under the direction of a pharmacist. You will assume responsibility and accountability for the provision of safe, accurate, and timely medication distribution and reliable pharmaceutical care.

Essential Job Functions

• 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. Assist in maintaining the pharmacy facility in adherence to Policy and Procedures for achievement of excellent audit results.
• Organize assigned workload to best facilitate its accomplishment.
• Prepare, record, and monitor results for pharmaceutical quality assurance testing.
• Assist with the management of pharmacy inventory. Prepare purchase orders and validate receipt of pharmaceutical stock and supplies from our primary wholesaler and direct shipments from other vendors. This 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.
• Assist the pharmacist, when requested, in all duties and functions according to standard practices of the profession and state, federal, and other applicable laws.
• Assist with the education and training of pharmacy students, technician students, and new personnel.

Required 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.

Position Details

• Job Type: Full time
• Shift: Day
• Unit/Department: IDS
• CBA Code: Non-Union

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