Pharmacy Technician I

Pharmacy Technician I

Full-time, Day/Night Shift, (3) 12-hour shifts per week. Hours are 7:00 am - 7:30 pm, or 7:00 pm - 7:30 am. Every other weekend and on rotating holidays.

AFSCME - Union

Sign-on Bonus: $5,000 for a 2-year commitment!

Purpose: Responsible for the proper storage and distribution of drugs; receives and accounts for drugs coming from all vendors. Delivers medications to patient care and other areas; picks up drug returns and applicable paperwork; and puts all returned unit-dose products back to proper receipts. Responsible for filling patient drug boxes, floor stock orders, and automated dispensing cabinets. Assists Pharmacists as directed. Maintains daily report.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately fills floor stock request.
• Prepare correct labeling for bulk drugs.
• Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations.
• Basic understanding of the concept of physical stability and chemical stability as it relates to parenteral pharmaceuticals.
• Correctly interpret physician orders and can distinguish between pharmaceutical orders, laboratory tests, radiology, nursing, and other orders.
• Perform monthly medication storage area inspections.
• Selects drugs from stock in proper dose, dosage form, and quantity as ordered by the physician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
• Understands microbial contamination and exhibits Aseptic Technique while preparing sterile pharmaceutical products.
• Repackages drugs into a unit-of-use container.

Education and Formal Training Required: Completion of a 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 of experience as a Pharmacy Technician Assistant or Trainee within the UPMC Health System
• Enrollment in an undergraduate pharmacy program and in good standing

Experience Required: Must be familiar with a typewriter keyboard and demonstrate the ability by producing a neat, accurate, and legible copy. The individual must have the ability to adapt to the computerized Pharmacy Information Systems utilized. The individual must demonstrate initiative and good judgment.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: PA State Board of Pharmacy Registration is required for all PA locations. Act 34.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran