Pharmacy Technician I - Full Time (Day Shift)

Pennsylvania Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

Job summary

Penn Medicine's HUP Inpatient Pharmacy Department seeks a Certified Pharmacy Technician to support high-volume clinical services across units. Responsibilities include filling orders, maintaining stock, and delivering medications while complying with state and federal regulations.

Requirements include a high school diploma, 1+ year of pharmacy experience, a valid CPhT, and PA Pharmacy Technician License. This is a full-time day-shift role within a leading academic medical center.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• At least 1+ year of pharmacy experience.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) certification required.
• PA Pharmacy Technician License required.

Responsibilities

• Accurately fill and prepare medication orders for distribution to patients and patient care areas.
• Maintain medication inventory, rotate stock and check for expired medications.
• Deliver medications to designated areas according to storage requirements.
• Adhere to department policies and all applicable laws and regulations.
• Collaborate with pharmacy staff to provide high quality services.
• Manage multiple priorities during assigned shifts.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

CPhT certification

PA Pharmacy Technician License

Job description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Why Join Our Team?

The HUP Inpatient Pharmacy Department is a high-volume, high-complexity clinical service embedded across multiple critical and specialty care units, with a strong emphasis on patient safety, interdisciplinary collaboration, and advanced compounding, making it a central component of Penn Medicine's inpatient care model.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Accurately fill and prepare medication orders for distribution to patients and patient care areas.
• Maintain medication inventory, rotating stock regularly and checking for expired medications.
• Deliver medications appropriately to designated areas based on medication storage requirements.
• Maintains competence in all department policies and standards of practice and complies with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
• Collaborates with other pharmacy staff members to provide high quality pharmacy services.
• Manage multiple priorities and adapts to complete all duties of assigned shifts.

Scheduling Requirements:

• Full time, day shift

What We Require for this Role:

Education

• High school Diploma or equivalent required.

Related Work Experience

• At least 1+ years of pharmacy experience.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

• Certified Pharmacy Tech (CPhT) certification required.
• PA Pharmacy Technician License required.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.