Licensed Advanced Certified Pharmacy Technician

** Scope of Responsibilities:
** Works under the supervision of an Illinois licensed pharmacist and within the technician’s Illinois registration, certification status, documented training, demonstrated competency, and company policies and procedures. Performs assigned technical, operational, dispensing-support, inventory, packaging, documentation, MTM process-support, and other non-clinical pharmacy functions. When specifically trained, competency-validated, authorized by the pharmacy, and permitted by Illinois law and pharmacy policy, may perform final product verification for eligible products after pharmacist clinical review has been completed.

May support medication therapy management workflows through administrative, documentation, outreach, medication history, adherence-support, and care coordination activities as assigned, but may not perform clinical judgment, drug utilization review, prescription interpretation, therapeutic substitution, patient counseling, final clinical verification, MTM clinical assessment, or any other responsibility reserved to a pharmacist.
** Job Summary**:
The Certified Pharmacy Technician supports long-term care pharmacy operations in Illinois by assisting pharmacists with medication order processing, dispensing preparation, packaging, inventory management, records maintenance, automation support, delivery coordination, MTM process involvement, and other technical pharmacy functions. A technician who maintains active Illinois registration, active national pharmacy technician certification, documented PTCB Technician Product Verification training or employer-approved equivalent training, and site-specific competency validation may perform final product verification only for eligible prescriptions, medication orders, unit-dose items, compliance packaging, automation output, cart-fill items, cycle-fill items, or other products authorized by policy.

Final product verification is limited to confirming technical accuracy, product-to-label match, quantity, dosage form, strength, packaging integrity, barcode accuracy, and required labeling. The technician may also assist pharmacists with MTM program workflow by identifying eligible residents or patients, gathering medication histories and adherence information, preparing documentation, coordinating outreach, tracking interventions, and supporting follow-up tasks as assigned. These activities do not replace pharmacist clinical review, pharmacist MTM assessment, pharmacist counseling, or pharmacist supervision.
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* Job Duties:

*** Perform final product verification for eligible products only when all required conditions are met, including active Illinois pharmacy technician registration, active national certification, documented PTCB Technician Product Verification training or employer-approved equivalent training, site-specific competency validation, pharmacist authorization, and compliance with Illinois law and company policy.
* Verify prepared products for technical accuracy, including patient/resident name, medication name, strength, dosage form, quantity, route when applicable, directions as displayed on the label or order, lot number and expiration information when required, packaging integrity, auxiliary labeling, barcode information, and product-to-label match.
* Check work prepared by another technician or generated by an approved automated dispensing, filling, packaging, or verification system, as permitted by law and policy.
* Perform technical verification for unit-dose packaging, multidose or compliance packaging, cycle-fill medication, cart-fill medication, automated dispensing system replenishment, emergency medication supply preparation, returns processing, and other eligible long-term care…