Pharmacy Technician 2 Certified

1 week ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Rush University Full time

Job Title: Pharmacy Technician 2 Certified

Job Summary:

The Pharmacy Technician 2 Certified performs various duties such as prescription data entry, labeling, preparing and filling, as well as packaging up of medication orders for patients of the specialty pharmacy. Such medication orders are prepared up to the point of final checking and dispensing by registered pharmacists. The role also involves patient outreach in the form of refill call activities. The successful candidate will exemplify the Rush mission, vision and ICARE values and act in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

Recognize and identify various classes of drugs and their generic and trade names.

Perform pharmaceutical math with understanding and accuracy, including fundamental math functions, common apothecary and metric conversions, pharmaceutical dose calculations, and parenteral dose calculations.

Familiarize with abbreviation symbols and equivalents used in pharmacy communications.

Understand various drugs' storage requirements, dosage forms and compounding techniques. Demonstrate understanding and proficiency of extemporaneous compounding skills.

Possess proficient data entry skills. Demonstrate essential computer skills such as order entry, label generation, drug pricing, and third-party billing. Prioritize workload to maintain an efficient workflow.

Recognize various billing plan codes and which drugs are covered under these different plans.

Assist in looking up information to answer general information questions. Refer questions regarding drug information or patient specific questions to a pharmacist.

Update/revise patient inventory usage numbers in the computer based on actual usage, change in orders, and communication with other team members.

Remain alert to customer needs and provide prompt, courteous customer service.

Respond to and resolve patient/customer problems in an appropriate and timely fashion using proper channels.

Perform patient outreach to discuss refill needs for specialty medications including medication adherence and side effect monitoring.

Maintain work area in an organized and orderly fashion, including facing of shelves and returning medications to shelves.

Check and maintain adequate supply of stock necessary to fill prescriptions. Order stock well in advance of running out. Follow up with stock back orders and process balance-due prescriptions.

Maintain CE hours required to retain CPhT certification.

Attend department meetings as scheduled.

Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

High School Diploma/GED required.

Current State of Illinois Pharmacy Technician licensure required.

Current PTCB Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) required

At least two years of experience in a customer service-oriented pharmacy environment or related field.

Excellent data entry skills.

Flexibility with work schedule.

Good problem solving skills and the ability to work independently and quickly in responding to and resolving a wide range of problems.

Excellent verbal communication skills.

Dependable in attendance and job performance.

Good organizational and time management skills

Team player with a positive attitude and work ethic.

Ability to use telephone, computer systems, laminar air flow hoods, copiers, fax machines, calculator and other office equipment as necessary.

Physical Demands:

Normal office, warehouse and clinical environments.

May be exposed to certain hazardous materials, including but not limited to blood-borne pathogens, chemotherapeutic agents, cleaning and sanitizing agents.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer.



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