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Pharmacy Technician Part Time Days

Northwestern Medicine · Palos Heights, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you worked in a stressful environment and stayed accurate.

What they are checking: Composure and decisive judgment, which the posting names.

Tell me about a time you worked well with nurses or other departments.

What they are checking: Teamwork and service with the nursing units the pharmacy supports.

What would you do

A nurse says a medication is missing from the cabinet and the patient needed it an hour ago. What do you do?

What they are checking: Responding fast while finding out why it was missing to prevent repeats.

You find a discrepancy in a controlled substance count. What do you do?

What they are checking: Reporting count problems to the pharmacist right away instead of trying to fix them quietly.

How do you decide what to do first when you have deliveries, compounds and cabinet restocks all due?

What they are checking: Prioritizing urgent and time-sensitive work using critical thinking.

About the work

What experience do you have with sterile compounding, and what certifications do you hold?

What they are checking: Real readiness for IV and hazardous drug preparation as the posting requires.

Walk me through how you prepare an IV admixture in a hospital pharmacy.

What they are checking: Aseptic technique, accurate measurement and labeling done the same way every time.

How do you protect yourself and others when compounding chemotherapy or biologics?

What they are checking: Knowledge of protective equipment and containment for hazardous medications.

How do you package and label unit-dose medications correctly?

What they are checking: Attention to required label details and keeping a log for each preparation.

How do you keep automated dispensing cabinets stocked without running out or overstocking?

What they are checking: Inventory sense that keeps medications available while reducing waste.

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The full job description

As published by Northwestern Medicine.

See what our staff have to say about working at Northwestern Medicine! It Takes a Team ! The Pharmacy Tech reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Responsibilities: • Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. • Identifies and fills medications, surgical kits, medication carts, emergency crash carts, requisitions, and specialty items. • Prepares Sterile compounds and IV admixtures for injection and infusion including hazardous medications, chemotherapy, and biologics • Fills and labels individual patient medications according to a computer-generated medication profile. • Packages medications into a unit-of-use form, labeling all medications and supplies with the required information; maintains a log of each preparation. • Delivers medications to nursing units to automated dispensing cabinets and retrieves discontinued medications • Maintains appropriate inventory of automated dispensing cabinets; rotates all floor stock and inventory to reduce outdated medications. • Assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, and storing pharmaceuticals and supplies in appropriate locations. • Replaces returned medications to appropriate locations, rotating the inventory and checking for expired medications. • Controls and checks medications outside of the department by performing unit inspections and emergency cart checks. • Appropriately handles controlled substances, including maintaining security, reconciling controlled substance dispenses and accounting for transactions of expired, waste and return. • Enter patient charges and credit information into the computer. • Maintains logs, records, and other required documentation. This position is part-time, 40 hours per pay period, day shift, 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with every 3rd weekend and 2 holidays per year. Minimum Requirements: Education: • High School Diploma or equivalent Licensure: • Pharmacy Technician License (IDFPR) Certification: • Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification through PTCB or NHA required for all licensed after 2008 (within 6 months of hire or sooner if required by IL pharmacy practice act) Preferred: • One year or less of related work experience, demonstrating familiarity with routines and procedures customary to the position. Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Click on or copy and paste URL to your browser to view detailed benefits information NorthwesternMedicine Career Page https://jobs.nm.org/benefits Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If sign-on bonus is included in a job posting eligibility is as followed: Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign-on bonus. Exception : New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM may be eligible.

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