Pharmacy Technician I — 12-Hour Shifts + $5k Sign-On

UPMC; Altoona (PA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus: $5,000

Job summary

UPMC in Altoona, PA is hiring a Pharmacy Technician I for full-time day/night shifts (3 × 12-hour shifts per week). Hours are 7:00 am–7:30 pm or 7:00 pm–7:30 am, with every other weekend and rotating holidays.

The role supports pharmacists in filling, labeling, and dispensing medications and maintaining daily reports. You will handle floor stock, basic calculations, and sterile preparation under supervision, ensuring accurate orders and routine storage inspections.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Accurately fills floor stock request.
• Prepare correct labeling for bulk drugs.
• Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations.
• Basic understanding of physical stability and chemical stability related to parenteral pharmaceuticals.
• Interpret physician orders and distinguish between orders.
• Perform monthly medication storage area inspections.
• Select drugs from stock in proper dose, dosage form, and quantity under pharmacist supervision.
• Understand aseptic technique while preparing sterile products.
• Repackages drugs into a unit-of-use container.

Job description

UPMC in Altoona, PA is hiring a Pharmacy Technician I for full-time day/night shifts (3 × 12-hour shifts per week). Hours are 7:00 am–7:30 pm or 7:00 pm–7:30 am, with every other weekend and rotating holidays.

The role supports pharmacists in filling, labeling, and dispensing medications and maintaining daily reports. You will handle floor stock, basic calculations, and sterile preparation under supervision, ensuring accurate orders and routine storage inspections.