Pharmacy Technician (casual) - UPMC East

UPMC; Monroeville (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC East in Monroeville, PA is hiring a casual Pharmacy Technician to join our team. The role supports sterile and nonsterile medication preparation, medication filling, and distribution, with daylight and evening shifts and rotating weekend/holiday responsibilities.

Working alongside licensed pharmacists and staff, you’ll help provide excellent patient care, maintain compliance with health regulations, and keep accurate records in a fast-paced hospital setting that values teamwork and

Qualifications

• Pharmacy technician with sterile and nonsterile preparation experience.
• Experience handling IV admixtures and TPN.
• Knowledge of aseptic technique and hazardous drug handling.
• Ability to document and maintain records and logs.
• Familiarity with HIPAA and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Fill medication orders with correct labeling, counting and stocking.
• Prepare oral and injectable medications including IV admixtures/TPN.
• Work in sterile product area handling cytotoxic and hazardous drugs.
• Distribute medications and manage medication carts and controlled substances.
• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure proper storage per regulations.
• Assist in training pharmacy personnel and students.
• Maintain clean, organized work environment and inventory.
• Comply with HIPAA, OSHA, and PBM requirements.
• Provide information to hospital staff, patients, and visitors.
• Use computer systems to process patient information and records.

Skills

Pharmacy Technician

Patient care

HIPAA compliance

Job description

UPMC East is currently hiring a casual Pharmacy Technician to join our team!

Are you a pharmacy professional who is interested in working at a world-renowned medical center with an up-beat environment? Are you looking for a meaningful career with endless opportunities? Do you enjoy working hands on with patients, their families, and a supportive team to provide excellent patient care? If so, you might be a great fit for a role at UPMC!

UPMC East is currently hiring a casual Pharmacy Tech to join our team. This position will work various daylight and evening shifts and have rotating weekend/holiday responsibility.

We invite you to explore our opportunities today!

Purpose:

The Pharmacy Technician provides pharmaceutical care to patients within the UPMC Health System by assisting with the sterile and nonsterile medication preparation, medication filling, and medication distribution. The Pharmacy Technician, Associate services are provided in compliance with Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices. Initial and date products as required.
• 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.
• Consistently has the ability to work in the Sterile Product area preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs (e.g. chemotherapy) using proper aseptic technique.
• 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.
• Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return (and credits if necessary) them to the appropriate pharmacy area.
• Develop and maintain positive and productive service relationships during medication distribution process
• .Assist in the procurement, accountability, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational and study drugs.
• 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.
• 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.
• Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
• Practice appropriate hand hygiene both in the pharmacy and in the units.
• Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.
• Maintain all pertinent documentation as required. This includes eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory logs etc.
• Finalize sales using cash register, follow proper cash handling policies and procedures.
• Comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.
• Maintain all patient information and records. Maintain the pharmacy computer system as required.
• Procure and maintain adequate inventory levels on daily basis in applicable areas such pharmacy medication stock rooms, automated medication carousels, and automated dispensing machines.
• Maintain and update automated med stations, unit and department stock, emergency boxes, and crash carts.
• Assist in the training of pharmacy personnel and students.
• Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and skill in maintaining controlled substance records and the distribution process for controlled substances.
• 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.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement activities in order to continually improve and evaluate pharmaceutical care as reflected by operational and patient care indicators.