Pharmacy Technician - Inpatient, Part Time - Evenings

Position Overview

Be a part of a world‐class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine, as a Pharmacy Technician in the Inpatient Pharmacy. In this role you will prepare medications and supplies for dispensing under the supervision of a pharmacist while rotating through all work areas of the pharmacy department. You will support direct patient care for individuals of all ages and populations. This position is Part-Time (.50 FTE) on the Evening shift at the Hyde Park campus, with anticipated every other weekend work.

Key Responsibilities

• Transport medications (excluding those handled by the controlled substance distribution system), IV’s, TPN’s, chemotherapy, medication cassettes, and other supplies to nursing units and clinics. Manage re-stock medications in Omnicell machines.
• Replace CPR cart medications following events and transfer patient-specific medications between Omnicells as needed.
• Rotate through all pharmacy work areas – including IV Room, UD Area, manufacturing area, and satellites – to ensure proper restocking, cleaning, and inspection of areas.
• Prepackage bulk medications by filling unit dose-specific syringes, compounding oral suspensions, and preparing Grade One mouthwash as well as compounding IV admixtures, chemotherapy, and other specialized medications.
• Prepare inventories, order drugs and supplies from the storeroom, receive drugs, and stock shelves across various pharmacy locations.
• Facilitate timely distribution of medications in the absence of a pharmacist, prioritizing orders and STAT handling as required.
• Complete and pass mandatory annual technician competencies, complying with departmental, hospital, and regulatory policies.
• Prepare outpatient prescriptions, perform cashiering duties in the outpatient setting, and assist in training new pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
• Triaging phone communications, collecting quality assurance data, and maintaining workload records as needed.
• Perform any other patient or drug-related duties within the legal scope of licensure as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Current Illinois Pharmacy Technician License
• High School Diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Minimum of one year of pharmacy experience, or completion of an ASHP approved pharmacy technician vocational course, or enrollment in a college of pharmacy (including foreign pharmacy program graduates eligible for consideration)
• Ability to work as a team player to ensure optimal patient care and superior pharmaceutical services
• Good communication skills to interact with patients and staff
• Strong knowledge of basic pharmacy practices, medications, and record keeping
• Successful completion of core and annual technician competencies
• Attention to detail and proficient verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with computers and keyboard usage
• Sensitivity to patient care issues as related to pharmacy practice

Preferred Qualifications

• Illinois Pharmacy Technician Certification is highly desirable

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Transparent pay range based on current market data, reviewed annually and adjusted for candidate qualifications and internal equity.
• Benefits: Full complement of benefits options available for eligible roles. Please review the detailed options provided at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.
• Opportunity to join a prestigious institution at the forefront of medicine since 1899
• Supportive work environment focused on advancing medical innovation and superior patient care