Pharmacy Technician

UPMC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 56,497,000 - 85,017,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Community Pharmacy is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to join our team in Harrisburg. The role involves assisting with the preparation and delivery of medications for patients in a fast-paced hospital setting, with rotating daylight and evening shifts.

You will work under supervision to ensure accuracy and safety in dispensing. Completion of a pharmacy tech program or equivalent, plus six months of experience, is required.

Qualifications

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Fill medication orders with correct labeling, counting and stocking; initial and date products.
• Prepare oral and injectable medications including IV admixtures and TPN for patients.
• Use proper aseptic technique in preparation.
• Work in sterile product area preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs using aseptic technique.
• Distribute medications, manage medication cassettes and controlled substances per policy and regulations.
• Retrieve discontinued medications and return them to the appropriate area.
• Develop and maintain positive service relationships during medication distribution.
• Assist in procurement, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational drugs.
• Provide information to staff, patients and visitors via phone, in person, or in writing.
• Refer drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.
• Ensure medications are stored securely per regulations.
• Maintain a clean, organized work environment.
• Practice hand hygiene in pharmacy and units.
• Use computer systems to process and maintain patient information and records.
• Maintain pertinent documentation and logs (eye wash, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory, etc.).
• Finalize sales using cash register and follow cash handling policies.
• Comply with HIPAA, OSHA, PBM contracting and related regulations.
• Maintain patient information and records.
• Maintain the pharmacy computer system as required.
• Procure and maintain daily inventory levels in stock rooms and dispensing machines.
• Maintain automated med stations and crash carts.
• Assist in training pharmacy personnel and students.
• Demonstrate accuracy in maintaining controlled substance records and distribution.
• Audit and maintain controlled substance records.
• Store and dispense drugs in compliance with regulations.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Pharmacy technician experience

Sterile compounding

Attention to detail

Pharmacy computer systems

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician program

Enrollment in undergraduate pharmacy program

Six months of pharmacy technician experience

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

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.

*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