Pharmacy Technician

Join the UPMC Community Pharmacy Team!

Are you a dedicated pharmacy technician ready to make a difference? UPMC Community is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to join our team. This position includes rotating daylight and evening shifts and involves assisting with the preparation and delivery of medications for patients in a fast-paced environment.

UPMC Community offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive, collaborative environment that fosters growth.

Take the next step in your pharmacy career-apply today and become part of our team!

*Applicants will be placed into the appropriate job title and salary based on their individual experience and education.

Pharmacy Technician pay scale: $19.74 - $29.67

Responsibilities:

• Filling: Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices. Initial and date products as required.

• Filling: Assist in the preparation of the proper oral and injectable medications (including intravenous admixtures and TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)) for the correct patient for administration at the appropriate time.

• Use proper technique in the preparation of medications.

• Filling: Consistently has the ability to work in the Sterile Product area preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs (e.g. chemotherapy) using proper aseptic technique.

• Distribution: Participate in the distribution of medication including medication cassettes, emergency medication carts and the delivery of controlled substances per department policy and state and federal requirements.

• Distribution: Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return (and credits if necessary) them to the appropriate pharmacy area.

• Distribution: Develop and maintain positive and productive service relationships during medication distribution process.

• Investigational: Assist in the procurement, accountability, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational and study drugs.

• General: Provide and received information (via telephone, person-to-person, or written) to hospital personnel, patients and visitors.

• Refer all drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.

• General: Ensure that all medications in all areas have been safely and securely stored according to Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.

• General: Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.

• General: Practice appropriate hand hygiene both in the pharmacy and in the units.

• General: Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.

• General: Maintain all pertinent documentation as required.

• This includes eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory logs etc.

• General: finalize sales using cash register, follow proper cash handling policies and procedures.

• General: comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.

• General: Maintain all patient information and records.

• Maintain the pharmacy computer system as required.

• General: Procure and maintain adequate inventory levels on daily basis in applicable areas such pharmacy medication stock rooms, automated medication carousels, and automated dispensing machines.

• General: Maintain and update automated med stations, unit and department stock, emergency boxes, and crash carts.

• General: Assist in the training of pharmacy personnel and students.

• General: Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and skill in maintaining controlled substance records and the distribution process for controlled substances.

• General: Audit and maintain accurate records for controlled substances.

• Assure that all such drugs are stored and dispensed in compliance with Federal, State, and Department Regulations.

• General: Participate in departmental quality improvement activities in order to continually improve and evaluate pharmaceutical care as reflected by operational and patient care indicators.

• Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job.

• They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions associated with the job.

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent required AND one of the following:

• Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician program

• Six months of previous pharmacy technician experience

• Six months experience as a Pharmacy Assistant within the UPMC Health System Enrollment in an undergraduate pharmacy program and in good standing

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• PA State Board of Pharmacy Registration required for all PA locations.

• Non-licensed Pharmacy Technicians working in a NY facility are not permitted to perform Sterile Compounding.

• All Pharmacy Technicians working in NY facilities performing sterile compounding are required to have received certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy technician certification program (CPhT) and be registered with the New York State Board of Pharmacy.

• If an individual has a Pharmacy Intern license, they do not need to register with the State of PARxPartners specific BU criteria may also include Driver's License and Automotive insurance.

• PA Pharmacy Tech Registration

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran