Pediatric Outpatient Pharmacy Tech – Sign-On $5K

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

All major holidays off

Job summary

UPMC Children’s Hospital is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician/Trainee for their outpatient pharmacy, Pint Size. This role supports pharmacy operations and patient care under supervision of licensed pharmacists, with a $5,000 sign-on bonus and shifts including mornings and some weekends.

Positions available for Technician or Technician Trainee based on qualifications. This is a full-time role with 40 hours per week and major holidays off.

Responsibilities

• Assist in filling medication orders through accurate labeling, counting, stocking, and documentation practices.
• Support the preparation of medications for the correct patient and appropriate administration time, using proper technique and following all applicable safety standards.
• Participate in medication distribution, including medication cassettes, emergency medication carts, controlled substances, unit stock, automated dispensing machines, and other pharmacy areas as assigned.
• Retrieve discontinued medications and return or credit them to the appropriate pharmacy area when needed.
• Maintain clean, organized, and adequately stocked work areas.
• Provide information to hospital personnel, patients, and visitors by phone, in person, or in writing, while referring all drug information questions to a pharmacist.
• Ensure medications are safely and securely stored according to regulatory and departmental requirements.
• Use pharmacy computer systems to process and maintain patient information, inventory, and required records.
• Maintain required documentation, including logs, inventory records, and other pharmacy records.
• Comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations, including HIPAA, OSHA, CMS, and fraud, waste, and abuse requirements.
• Assist with inventory management, automated medication systems, emergency boxes, crash carts, and departmental quality improvement activities as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned and in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors.

Job description

UPMC Children’s Hospital is hiring a full-time Pharmacy Technician/Trainee for their outpatient pharmacy, Pint Size. This role supports pharmacy operations and patient care under supervision of licensed pharmacists, with a $5,000 sign-on bonus and shifts including mornings and some weekends.

Positions available for Technician or Technician Trainee based on qualifications. This is a full-time role with 40 hours per week and major holidays off.