ESC’s premier healthcare client is seeking a Pharmacy Technician II to join their organization. This role will work onsite in Oak Lawn, IL.

Performs a variety of clerical, distributive, technical and data gathering duties in order to provide medications to patients and support the pharmacists and other technicians.

Major Responsibilities:

• Dispenses and delivers medications accurately and timely. Demonstrates competence in department automated dispensing and storage devices. Trouble shoots dispensing issues.
• Prepares non-sterile and sterile products accurately, timely, and consistent with USP standards.
• Accurately enters medication orders in the computer system and/or effectively navigates within the electronic medical record to facilitate patient care.
• Utilization of automation and technology to maintain equipment in effective and safe working condition, to efficiently perform job functions, and to serve as a resource for other pharmacy associates and nurses who use the technology.
• Addresses customer and team members concerns accurately and timely. Triages phone calls from customers such as nurses, physicians, or patients. This includes accurately understanding and interpreting the issue, timely resolution, or timely hand-off to another team member as appropriate.
• Assists in training and shares knowledge with pharmacy team members, residents, and students helping them perform and accomplish their duties and responsibilities according to policy, procedures and general standards of pharmacy practice.
• Actively supports and participates in departmental initiatives including performance improvement activities, department committees, and/or shared governance activities.
• Complies with legal, regulatory, accreditation standards. This includes (but is not limited to) controlled substance procedures, USP procedures and DNV requirements.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Requires 1 year of experience in a hospital pharmacy technician position.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• IL Licensure and Certification (CPhT) issued by PTCB or ExCPT in hand at time of submission