Job Description

Job Location: Northern IL HQ Office - Chicago, IL 60646
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: LPhT/CPhT
Salary Range: $20.00 - $23.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Negligible
Job Shift: 1st Shift
Job Category: Pharmacy Technician
Pay Range: $20-$23 per hour
1st Shift: 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Every other weekend, 3 holidays per year required.
For more than 50 years, we've served those who cannot care for themselves and the heroes who care for them.
Were a diverse, yet close-knit, team of hard workers committed to using technology and Lean Six Sigma to improve quality, eliminate unnecessary work, and support an employee-driven culture.
If you believe in enjoying your workdays, having balance in your life, being rewarded for strong performance, and getting opportunities to learn and grow, wed love to talk to you about joining our family. We offer competitive compensation that includes:
- Generous paid time off (PTO) program plus paid time for catastrophic illness
- Differential pay for 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts
- Paid life insurance
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Excellent 401(k) program with company match
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Discounted prescription & OTC purchase program
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Qualifications
What you'll do as a Lead Packaging Technician:
- Conduct or oversee regularly scheduled automated inventory control system audits of both controlled substances and non-controlled medications.
- Perform vendor puts for all controlled substance medications into the automated inventory control system after Pharmacist inventory.
- Manage and document regular and proper cleaning, maintenance, and operation of all packaging machinery according to manufacturer and company specifications.
- Create and process reference photos and documentation for package inspection technology in a timely manner.
- Maintain and update automated packaging medication canisters.
- Observe packaging operations to identify and appropriately address equipment malfunctions.
- Perform daily quality checks of automated packaging output.
- Assist floor staff as needed with processing, packaging, and dispensing physician orders for medications, DME, and other medical supplies to residents in long-term care facilities, under the supervision of a Pharmacist.
- Comply with all applicable company policies, procedures, and patient protocols.
- Comply with all current government regulations and professional standards respecting patient care.
- Participate in educational and professional programs and/or review professional literature on an ongoing basis to maintain knowledge and competency in current and developing techniques, professional standards, and the services offered by the pharmacy.
- Assist in resolving facility/patient problems under emergency conditions.
- Develop technical knowledge of the products/services provided by the pharmacy and be able to provide information of same to others upon request.
- Assist with implementation of quality improvement program to meet company and accreditation standards.
- Other duties as directed.
What we need:
- Current unencumbered license in the state of practice: certified pharmacy technician (certification not required for Illinois Pharmacy Technicians Licensed before 1/1/2008)
- High School diploma or graduate equivalent degree.  College preferred
- Pharmacy experience, including work with automated packaging systems, required.
- Ability to learn and troubleshoot pharmacy packaging software and hardware required.
- Successful completion of biomed, label management, and other technology and machine-specific training as needed to accurately perform duties.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Perform basic math functions.
- Knowledge of medication brand and generic names.
- Knowledge of medical terminology.
- Sitting, standing, walking; at desk, in office throughout facility and pharmacy.
- Operation of office machinery and pharmacy equipment.
- Occasionally lift/move items up to 40 pounds.