Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate

UPMC; Mechanicsburg, Northern (Cumberland County, KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Comprehensive benefits package

Supportive, collaborative environment

Job summary

UPMC West Shore is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate to join our pharmacy team. The role includes sterile and nonsterile medication preparation, packaging and labeling, and distribution in a fast-paced environment with rotating daylight and evening shifts.

Applicants will be placed based on experience and education. West Shore offers competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative environment that promotes growth.

Qualifications

• Proficient in sterile and nonsterile medication preparation.
• Experience with packaging and labeling of medications.
• Ability to fill and distribute medications in compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Filling: assist in labeling, counting, and stocking medications; initial and date products as required.
• Prepare oral and injectable medications (including IV admixtures and TPN) for patients at the correct time.
• Use proper technique in medication preparation; aseptic technique for cytotoxic/hazardous drugs.
• Distribute medications via cassettes, carts, and delivery; adhere to policy and regulatory requirements.
• Retrieve discontinued medications and return them to the appropriate area; maintain service relationships during distribution.

Skills

Pharmacy experience

Sterile prep

Non-sterile prep

Medication labeling

Job description

Join the UPMC West Shore Pharmacy Team!

Are you a dedicated pharmacy technician ready to make a difference? UPMC West Shore 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 West Shore offers competitive wages, a comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive, collaborative environment that fosters growth.

Take the next step in your pharmacy career—apply today and become part of our team!

Purpose:

The Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate provides pharmaceutical care to patients within the UPMC Health System by showing proficiency in essential technician functions like sterile and nonsterile medication preparation, packaging and labeling of medications, medication filling, and medication distribution. The Pharmacy Technician, Intermediate services are provided in compliance with Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.

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.