Pharmacy Technician - Full Time, Days/Evenings (Bethlehem Campus)

sluhn; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to fill medications and IV orders, update patient drawers, and manage narcotics inventory. The role includes delivering medications and supporting the pharmacy team in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Requirements include six months hospital experience, active technician registration, and willingness to work weekend and holiday rotations. Training and adherence to safety protocols are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months of hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
• Registered Pharmacy technicians must maintain active status.
• PA/NJ Board registration preferred upon hire; trainee registration may be required within 180 days.

Responsibilities

• Fills medications and IV orders from computer labels and updates drawers.

Skills

Pharmacy tech experience

Aseptic technique

Interpersonal communication

Confidentiality

Education

Pharmacy technician registration

State board registration (PA/NJ)

On-the-job training

Tools

CD Module narcotic inventory

Pneumatic tube system

IV/Admixture equipment

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

SCHEDULE

Required to work a weekend and holiday rotation.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Fills medications and IV orders from computer generated labels, fills and updates patient cassette drawers, exchanges cassette drawers.

Delivers medications to and picks up medications from patient care areas or uses the pneumatic tube to deliver medications when appropriate. Credits returned patient medications.

Demonstrates ability to answer telephone/window and deal with visitors to pharmacy appropriately. Demonstrates ability to involve other pharmacy staff when appropriate. Directs all drug information questions to a pharmacist, communicates in a courteous and professional manner utilizing proper etiquette, and communicates all pertinent information to the technician on the next shift.

Prepares prepackaged medications under pharmacist supervision using proper technique, maintains appropriate log books and completes work within shift.

Prepares parenteral, admixture, anti-neoplastic and Home IV Therapy orders, extemporaneously compounds under pharmacist supervision using proper aseptic technique, maintains appropriate log books and completes work within shift.

Keeps work area clean and neat and free of excess items, maintains adequate par levels

Reviews, fills, delivers nursing floor stock and controlled substances; performs medication area inspections for all areas with medications; prepares outpatient prescriptions in accordance with federal and state pharmacy laws; maintains CD Module narcotic inventory, re-stocks CD Module and processes CD Module returns.

Delivers or retrieves medications when the supervising pharmacist views the situation as necessary.

Performs Transitional Care Unit (TCU) activities including filling new medication orders, medication cassettes and crediting medications.

Completes and maintains IV/Admixtures lab and departmental competencies.

Utilizes effective interpersonal communication skills while maintaining confidentiality of hospital information and addressing co-workers, nurses and others in a pleasant and cooperative manner.

Performs routine activities with minimal supervision, offering to provide additional help when needed, participates in training of new employees.

Other related duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Walking and standing for up to eight hours per day and up to three consecutive hours. Continuously fingering. Frequent handling. Grasping and twisting. Frequently lifting and carrying up to 35 pounds. Frequent, continuous stair climbing and decent while carrying up to 35 pounds. Periodically, extended walking. Occasionally pushing and pulling up to 200 pounds. Frequently stooping and bending. Repetitively looking up. Occasionally crouching. Continuously reaching above shoulder level. Frequent neck bending. Hearing as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequency. Seeing as it relates to general vision, near vision, far vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION

Minimum of six months previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.

Requires successful completion of on-the-job training in each area of the department within the first six months of employment.

Registered Pharmacy technicians must maintain active status through Board of Pharmacy in the state(s) they work in.

PA

As of June 28, 2026, State Registration with PA Board of Pharmacy, as a Pharmacy Technician preferred upon hire. For new applicants, registration as Pharmacy Technician Trainee is required upon hire, must be board registered as Pharmacy Technician within 180 days of hire. Note: Pharmacy students registered as a Pharmacy Intern in PA do not need to also register as a Pharmacy Technician.

NJ

State Registration with NJ Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician, preferred upon hire. Fo