Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate

UPMC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Harrisburg is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Technician Intermediate for a full-time role with rotating daylight and evening shifts. The position supports medication preparation and delivery in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Applicants are placed into the appropriate title and salary based on experience and education. UPMC Harrisburg offers competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work culture fostering growth.

Responsibilities

• Filling: Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices.
• Filling: Assist in preparation of oral and injectable medications (including intravenous admixtures and TPN) for the correct patient at the proper time.
• Use proper technique in preparation of medications.
• Work in Sterile Product area preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs (chemo) using aseptic technique.
• Participation in distribution of medication including cassettes, emergency carts and delivery of controlled substances per policy and state/federal requirements.
• Retrieve discontinued medications and return or credit to appropriate area.
• Develop and maintain positive service relationships during medication distribution process.
• Assist in procurement, accountability, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational and study drugs.
• Provide and receive information to hospital personnel, patients, and visitors; refer drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.
• Ensure medications in all areas are stored safely and securely per regulations; comply with HIPAA, OSHA, FWA and CMS; maintain a clean, organized work environment.

Job description

Join the UPMC Harrisburg Pharmacy Team!

Are you a dedicated pharmacy technician ready to make a difference?UPMC Harrisburgis seeking afull-time Pharmacy Technician Intermediate to join our team. This position includesrotating daylight and evening shiftsand involves assisting with the preparation and delivery of medications for patients in a fast-paced environment.

*Applicants will be placed into the appropriate job title and salary based on their individual experience and education.

UPMC Harrisburg offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive, collaborative environment that fosters growth.

Responsibilities:

• Filling: Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices. Initial and date products as required.
• Filling: Assist in the preparation of the proper oral and injectable medications (including intravenous admixtures and TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)) for the correct patient for administration at the appropriate time.
• Use proper technique in the preparation of medications.
• Filling: Consistently has the ability to work in the Sterile Product area preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs (e.g. chemotherapy) using proper aseptic technique.
• Distribution: Participate in the distribution of medication including medication cassettes, emergency medication carts and the delivery of controlled substances per department policy and state and federal requirements.
• Distribution: Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return (and credits if necessary) them to the appropriate pharmacy area.
• Distribution: Develop and maintain positive and productive service relationships during medication distribution process.
• Investigational: Assist in the procurement, accountability, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational and study drugs.
• General: Provide and received information (via telephone, person-to-person, or written) to hospital personnel, patients and visitors.
• Refer all drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.
• General: Ensure that all medications in all areas have been safely and securely stored according to Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.
• Comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.
• General: Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
• General: Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.
• Maintain all patient information and records.
• Maintain the pharmacy computer system as required.
• General: Maintain all pertinent documentation as required.
• This includes eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory logs etc.
• General: finalize sales using cash register, follow proper cash handling policies and procedure.
• General: Procure and maintain adequate inventory levels on daily basis in applicable areas such pharmacy medication stock rooms, automated medication carousels, and automated dispensing machines.
• General: Maintain and update automated med stations, unit and department stock, emergency boxes, and crash carts.
• General: Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and skill in maintaining controlled substance records and the distribution process for controlled substances.
• General: Audit and maintain accurate records for controlled substances.
• Assure that all such drugs are stored and dispensed in compliance with Federal, State, and Department Regulations.
• General: Participate in departmental quality improvement activities in order to continually improve and evaluate pharmaceutical care as reflected by operational and patient care indicators.
• Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned this job.
• They are not exhaustive lists of all duties, responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions associated with the job.