Pharmacy Technician II

highmarkhealth; Zelienople (Butler County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $5,000

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to process orders, prepare medications, and support inventory control. The role emphasizes accurate entry, packaging, and pharmacist verification in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities include handling outpatient insurance adjudication, cash management, IV compounding for inpatients, and safe operation of central fill equipment, with additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT required.
• Completion of a technician training program or 1 year of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Process medication orders including entry, preparation, and assembly for pharmacist check.
• Maintain inventory and supplies per policies; inspect assigned areas and use pharmacy systems.
• Provide courteous customer service; document prescription information and release medications per policy.
• Outpatient: validate insurance coverage and adjudication, handle cash and deposits.
• Inpatient: compound, stock, repackage, and prepare IV meds and parenteral products.
• Operate centralFill equipment safely and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Order entry

Inventory management

Customer service

Insurance adjudication

IV compounding

Central fill

Equipment operation

Education

High school diploma

Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT

Tools

Pharmacy computer systems

Job description

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

General Overview

• Processes medication orders including computer order entry, medication preparation and assembles all items prior to pharmacist final check. (25%)
• Maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures, including inspection of assigned areas and use of pharmacy computer systems. (25%)
• Provides customer service by taking patient's prescriptions and documenting all required information, handles all customer interactions in a courteous and efficient manner, and releases medications required by policy/procedure. (25%)
• For Outpatient Techs: Validates Medicaid, Medicare, or commercial insurance drug coverage and ensures adjudication is complete addressing any error messages, plus handles cash, prepares deposits and accounting reports. (25%)
• For Inpatient Techs: Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications. Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy (25%)
• Central Fill Pharmacy: Safe operation of equipment assigned, including but not limited to: forklifts, order pickers, reach trucks, or other material handling equipment
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Highschool diploma/ GED.
• Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT Pharmacy Technician - National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program or 1 year equivalent experience in lieu of formal training program.
• Upon hire and before start date, registration as Pharmacy Technician Trainee through the PA State Board of Pharmacy. Current incumbents as of December 14, 2025 have until June 30, 2026 to register.

Preferred

• 1 year of pharmacy experience in respective area.

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee's responsibility to comply with the company's Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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