LTC Pharmacy Technician - Chicago, United States - Forum Extended Care Services

Description

LTC Pharmacy Technician - Returns

Shift: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday

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:

• Pay differentials for 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts
• Generous paid time off (PTO) program plus paid time for catastrophic illness
• Paid life insurance
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Excellent 401(k) program with company match
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Discounted Forum-wear
• Discounted prescription & OTC purchase program

For more than 50 years, we've served those who cannot care for themselves and the heroes who care for them.

Join us in helping long-term care facilities improve resident care by making medications easier.

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.

Join one of the Best Places to Work in Illinois while making a real difference in peoples lives.

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Qualifications

What you'll do a Returns Technician:

• Sort and organize items returned from the facilities.
• Handle and process returns, credits, and the destruction of medications according to state and federal regulations and company procedures.
• Ensure medications destroyed are placed in the appropriate waste bin for destruction.
• Check returned drugs for expiration date.
• Follow all applicable government regulations including HIPAA, FWA, OSHA
• Maintain confidentiality of all pertinent resident care information to ensure resident's rights are protected.
• Return any unused medications (per policy) to the appropriate pharmacy location.
• Keep the credits and returns area orderly and clean at all times.
• 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 2008).
• High School diploma or graduate equivalent degree. College preferred.
• Warehouse and/or pharmacy experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, including ability to read, write and speak the English language in an understandable manner.
• Accurately perform basic math functions.
• Knowledge of medication brand/generic names and medical terminology.
• Sitting, standing, walking; at desk, in office throughout facility and pharmacy.
• Operation of office machinery and Pharmacy equipment.
• Be able to lift/move items up to 40 pounds.
• Computer skills, including familiarity with Windows and knowledge of or ability to master inventory control software and scanning.