Pharmacy Technician III - Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Technician III - Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, College of PharmacyHiring Department: Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, University VillagePharmacy

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1028697

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8AM - 5PM

Posting Close Date: January 12, 2025

Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $31. 38 - 32. 64 / Hourly Wage

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UICis among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a CarnegieRU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC servesover 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in thenation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an AsianAmerican and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) anda Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC producesnationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programsin concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including afull complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge andtransformational research along with a commitment to the success of allstudents, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U. S. News & World Report,found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation andamong all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of thelargest employers in the city of Chicago.

This is a full-time and benefits eligible position atUniversity Village Pharmacy. UIC offers competitive salaries commensuratewith experience. In addition all full time benefits eligible positionsinclude a comprehensive benefits package which include; Health, Dental, Vision,Life, Disability & AD&D insurance, a defined benefit pension plan aswell as paid leave which includes; Vacation, Holiday and Sick. Inaddition we offer tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.

Description:

The University Village Pharmacy's Pharmacy TechnicianIII performs complex pharmaceutical duties and/or are assigned lead roles inAmbulatory Pharmacy Services to manage all functions of the drug distributionprocess in the pharmacy.

Duties & Responsibilities:Personnel:

• Supervise Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Externs, and students in the following daily functions ofpharmacy operation if delegated by the Assistant Director or designee
• Coordination of weekly schedules, time off, and staff coverage.
• Process payroll, Audit attendance.
• Participate in training of new employees. Identify staff development needs and assist Manager to develop a plan.
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills and promote team work with positive attitude to promote a productive work environment.
• Monitor workflow to assure maintenance of high performance standard.

• In addition to the functions of Pharmacy Technician II and Pharmacy Technician I, the Technician III will:
• Assess the needs/priorities of work areas during the day and assign Pharmacy Technicians and Externs to meet the needs
• Coordinate ordering, reconciliation and maintenance of drug inventory
• Facilitate control substance inventory counts as assigned by Manager
• Coordinate ordering, reconciliation, delivery and billing of clinic floorstock
• Maintain office supplies, packing and shipping supplies for mail order prescription services
• Maintain all pharmacy software (automation) , troubleshoot issues and order supplies
• Maintain instruments and supplies for non-sterile compounding & prepare extemporaneous compounds as assigned by manager
• Responsible for daily cash reports, deposits, change for daily cash. Performing counts to verify amounts on hand
• Coordinate and incorporate the procedures from various pharmacy programs into workflow as assigned
• Generate reports from pharmacy computer system
• Fully participate and support quality improvement initiatives and comply with all legal and regulatory requirements.

• Attend pharmacy staff meetings to discuss pharmacyoperation and pharmacy technician issues. Keep an open communications withPharmacists, Technicians and Externs.
• Demonstrate goodcommunication skills with all health care professionals in the clinic setting
• Demonstrateability to effectively communicate with patients under stressful situations
• Demonstrateability to resolve conflicts appropriately, which may include identifying andinvolving the appropriate health care professionals to assist the patient
• Demonstrateeffective and timely communications skills with the supervising pharmacists andManager to support operation needs
• Uphold and demonstratethe employee expectations of the UI Health Code of Conduct and the UniversityCode of Conduct.

• Proven track record of excellent customer service with patients, peers and health care professionals
• Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical classification of drugs and dosage range
• Knowledge and/or experience of procedures necessary for Inventory maintenance, such as ordering and proper storage of drugs, rotating stock and medication recalls
• Knowledge of Illinois pharmacy insurances and how to troubleshoot issues
• Able to demonstrate skills in calculations of advanced pharmaceutical problems
• Experience in generating reports from the pharmacy computer system and evaluating reports in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of prescription record keeping requirements
• Experience with supervisory skills, including scheduling, hiring, firing, training and providing performance evaluations with the assistance of manager
• Experience in conducting quality assurance audits