What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outpatient Pharmacy Technician position at St Anthony Hospital?
Pharmacy Technician – Pharmacy Department
Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.
As part of Saint Anthony Hospital’s commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org.
Position Purpose:
- To assist the registered pharmacist in the provision of pharmaceutical services to all patients.
Essential Functions:
- Prepares and delivers medications, IV admixtures, chemotherapy, parenteral nutritional supplements and other products under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist.
- Restocks unit-dose fill area and sterile production areas.
- Monitors and replaces floor stock and issue supplies to other departments. Replaces medications and supplies to automated dispensing device(s) [Pyxis]. Prepares and replaces used or out of date crash cart medication trays. Conducts monthly unit / department inspections to ensure that: 1) there are no expired products, 2) all products are stored properly, 3) par levels are not exceeded, and 4) any un-needed products are returned to the pharmacy.
- Performs all clerical and record keeping functions within the department, including, but not limited to: patient charges and credits, controlled substance records, prepackaging records, purchasing and receiving records.
- Maintains inventory in the department by ordering, receiving, and stocking medications and supplies.
- Answers in-coming phone calls and responds to those requests that do not require the actions of a registered pharmacist.
- Picks up physicians' orders and unused or unneeded medications from nursing units.
General Job requirements:
- Able to prepare IV admixtures, parenteral nutrition admixtures, and sterile irrigation fluids.
- Able to prepare chemotherapy admixtures safely in a manner that does not potentially compromise the health and well-being of the individual, fellow employees, or the environment.
- Must possess state license for a registered pharmacy technician.
Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights:
- Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago.
- Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
- Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families.
- Saint Anthony Hospital employs and teaches some of the city’s brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students.
