Illinois Employer Hiring for PHARMACY TECHNICIAN – 9127 at Kankakee, Illinois Full Time

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The Pharmacy Technician is responsible for providing pharmacy services including, but not limited to, receiving and distributing pharmaceuticals, filling prescription orders, making non-hazardous and hazardous IV solutions/sterile compounding, fillling stock orders, performing inventory control (including control (including maintaining proper expiration dates for medications), providing customer service, and maintaining pharmacy records.  The Dispensing Pharmacy Technician works as part of an interdisciplinary patient care team under the direction of registered Pharmacist(s) and/or the Director of Pharmacy.  The Pharmacy Technician may assist in training staff under the direction and guidance of a registered pharmacist or the Director of Pharmacy.  The Pharmacy Technician should utilize and extend knowledge and competency while performing technical pharmacy functions of the Inpatient Pharmacy.

• Assists pharmacists in all appropriate duties.
• Receive, distribute, manage, and store pharmaceutical supplies including the following:

– Exchange medication carts

– Complete unit dose cartfill and first dose dispensing activities using pharmacy automation (Med Carousel)

– Receive, fill, issue, deliver and store pharmaceutical products and supplies

– Charge and/or credit patients for medications used in patient care areas

– Transfer of patient’s drugs to other floors as applicable

– Complete the necessary dispensing records

– Assist with pharmacy automation via Med Carousel

– Check/manage expiration dates

– Perform audits as necessary

– Restock Emergency Boxes and Trays

– Monitor drug product quality

– Rotate stock on a regular basis

– Deliver medication to many different inpatient and ambulatory patient care areas

– Restock floor stock medications using automated dispensing cabinets and/or appropriate storage areas in given units

– Puts away all medication orders

– Complete medication compliance checks on the units

– Pull discontinued medication for the patient drawers

– Maintain inpatient care area floor stock

– Sort all incoming pharmaceutical orders in an efficient and accurate and efficient manner for each

– Responsible for repackaging bulk products into unit dose systems

– Handling of controlled substances in accordance with pharmacy department policies and procedures

– Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies in applicable areas of work including documentation and maintaining accurate record keeping

– Utilize sterile product preparation procedures and follow all regular testing and compliance accordingly

– Completes direct product manipulation prior to patient administration and requires complex sterile compounding techniques and mathematical calculations

– Prepares a variety of products including specialized dilutions, intravenous bags, injections, custom dialysis solutions, epidurals, specialty infusions, patient-controlled analgesic products, large and small volume parental products,   and narcotic orders

– Responsible for produce preparation and quality assurance

• Perform other duties as assigned