Pharmacy Technician Apprentice

Job Description

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\n Start your career in healthcare with purpose. \n

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\n Are you passionate about helping others, eager to learn, and looking to break into the pharmacy field? Our Pharmacy Technician Apprenticeship Program offers a unique, hands-on pathway to develop your skills while supporting patients and working alongside experienced pharmacy professionals. As an apprentice, you’ll receive structured training, mentorship, and real-world experience that will set the foundation for a rewarding career in pharmacy.\n

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\n This role will be based at one of our inpatient or outpatient facilities in Southwestern Pennsylvania , giving you the opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare environment and make a meaningful impact on patient care.\n

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\n If you're ready to grow, contribute, and make a difference, we’d love to welcome you to our team.\n

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\n To remain in the program, all candidates must successfully pass a reading comprehension and math exam. \n

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Responsibilities

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Distribution:

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• Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return (and credit, if necessary) them to the appropriate pharmacy area
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• Develop and maintain positive and productive service relationship during medication distribution process.
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• Participate in the distribution of medication to correct patient and storage location within the healthcare environment per department policy and state and federal requirements.
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General

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• Received information via telephone, person-to-person, or written and relay to pharmacy leadership, pharmacists or pharmacy technicians as appropriate. Refer all drug information questions to pharmacists.
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• Practice appropriate hand hygiene both in the pharmacy and throughout the healthcare environment.
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• Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information, medication records, eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory logs, etc.
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• Comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.
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Organization

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• Clean and maintain the pharmacy environment including workspace, tools, equipment, and computers.
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