Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate

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

Job summary

UPMC Harrisburg is hiring a Pharmacy Technician Intermediate to join our team. The role involves filling orders, preparing oral and injectable medications, and supporting sterile compounding in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Day and evening shifts rotate, with responsibilities ensuring accurate labeling, tracking, and compliant handling of medications. The position requires a high school diploma or equivalent or completion of an accredited PT program with relevant experience.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; formal pharmacy tech program preferred.
• Two years of pharmacy technician experience acceptable with program completion.

Responsibilities

• Fill medication orders with accurate labeling and stocking.
• Prepare oral and injectable meds, including aseptic technique for cytotoxic drugs.
• Assist in sterile compounding and maintain proper records.
• Distribute medications and manage medication cassettes and carts.
• Answer drug information questions and refer to staff pharmacists as needed.
• Maintain secure storage and compliance with health regulations.

Skills

Pharmacy terminology

Sterile compounding experience

HIPAA compliance

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Accredited pharmacy technician program

Tools

Pharmacy computer system

Job description

the UPMC Harrisburg Pharmacy Team!Are you a dedicated pharmacy technician ready to make a difference?

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

Join the UPMC Harrisburg Pharmacy Team!

Are you a dedicated pharmacy technician ready to make a difference? UPMC Harrisburg is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician Intermediate to join our team. This position includes rotating daylight and evening shifts and 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.

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent
• OR Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician program and Two years of Pharmacy Technician experience.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

• PA State Board of Pharmacy Registration required for all PA locations.
• If an individual has a Pharmacy Intern license, they do not need to register with the State of PARxPartners specific BU criteria require Driver’s License and Automotive insurance Non-licensed Pharmacy Technicians working in a NY facility are not permitted to perform Sterile Compounding.
• All Pharmacy Technicians working in NY facilities performing sterile compounding are required to have received certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy technician certification program (CPhT) and be registered with the New York State Board of PharmacyRegistration is dependent on the state they work in
• NY Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) OR PA Pharmacy Tech Registration
• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran