Pharmacy Technician I- Retail- West Penn Hospital

High Market Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support medication distribution and inventory management. The role involves working under the supervision of a pharmacist, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and requires certification within a specified timeframe. A competitive salary and a $5,000 sign-on bonus are offered for a one-year commitment.

Qualifications

• Certification required within 24 months of hire.
• Preferred experience in a clinical healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Delivers medications and fills medication orders.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory and assists in ordering.
• Prepares IV pharmaceuticals and maintains workspace.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Communication

Inventory Management

Education

Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT

Completion of pharmacy technician training program

Job description

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

*This position is eligible for a $5,000 sign-on bonus for a 1-year commitment*

Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, performs a variety of technical, clinical, and clerical duties to support the hospital-wide unit-dose drug distribution system and intravenous admixture program. Responsibilities include maintaining confidential reports, data entry and retrieval, preparing intravenous medications, filing, delivering routine orders for pharmaceuticals, and assisting pharmacists with daily duties. All orders are checked by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Distribution/Processing: Delivers medications including controlled substances, completes order entry, fills medication orders, processes charges, credits, admissions, discharges, and transfers. Answers phones and relays messages. Under supervision, fills patient orders for unit dose carts and prepackaged pharmaceuticals, prepares, compounds, and labels IV admixtures. Uses pharmacy resources and technology effectively. Performs routine supply and billing functions.
2. Inventory: Maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to policies, assists in ordering, receiving, unpacking, storing pharmaceuticals, restocks medications, and prepackages bulk medications in unit dose packages.
3. IV Prep/Packaging: Compounds, stocks, repackages, and batches medications. Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals.
4. Work Environment: Supports department operations through computer functions, cart fill lists, pick lists, medication refills, label generation, and communication. Maintains a clean and organized workspace.
5. Safety and Quality: Participates in performance improvement and regulatory compliance, promotes safety, and monitors processes and outcomes.
6. Other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum:

• Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT from NHA required within 24 months of hire. Incumbents as of July 1, 2022, must achieve CPhT by 1/1/2024.

Preferred:

• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program.
• Previous experience in a clinical healthcare setting.

Disclaimer: This job description provides a general overview of duties and responsibilities and may not include all tasks required. Employees must adhere to company policies, ethical standards, and legal requirements, including HIPAA and data security policies. All employees are responsible for protecting confidential information and complying with applicable laws and regulations. Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination based on protected statuses and are committed to accessibility and accommodations as needed.