Pharmacy Technician - Outpatient

UPMC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Harrisburg is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to join our team in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will assist with the preparation and delivery of medications for patients, ensuring accuracy and safety, while maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.

The position includes rotating daylight and evening shifts and offers competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth within the UPMC Harrisburg Pharmacy Team.

Qualifications

• Filling: Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices.
• Initial and date products as required.
• Prepare oral and injectable medications, including intravenous admixtures and TPN.

Responsibilities

• Filling: Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices.
• Initial and date products as required.
• Prepare oral and injectable medications, including intravenous admixtures and TPN for the correct patient.
• Use proper technique in the preparation of medications.
• Prepare sterile products, including cytotoxic and hazardous drugs, using aseptic technique.
• Participate in distribution of medications including medication cassettes, emergency carts and controlled substances per policy.
• Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return them to the appropriate pharmacy area.
• Develop and maintain positive service relationships during medication distribution process.
• Assist in the procurement, accountability, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational and study drugs.
• Provide information to hospital personnel, patients and visitors.
• Refer all drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.
• Ensure all medications in all areas have been safely stored according to regulations.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
• Practice proper hand hygiene in the pharmacy and units.
• Use computer skills to process patient information and records.
• Maintain documentation such as eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, and inventory logs.
• Finalize sales using cash register and follow cash handling policies.
• Comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, OSHA, and CMS requirements.
• Maintain patient information and records.
• Maintain and update the pharmacy computer system as required.
• Procure and maintain adequate inventory levels daily in stock rooms and dispensing machines.
• Assist in training pharmacy personnel and students.
• Maintain accuracy in controlled substance records and distribution processes.
• Audit and maintain records for controlled substances.
• Store and dispense drugs in compliance with regulations.
• Participate in quality improvement activities to improve patient care indicators.

Job description

Join the UPMC Harrisburg Pharmacy Team!

Areyou a dedicated pharmacy technician ready to make a difference?UPMC Harrisburgis seeking afull-time Pharmacy Technicianto 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.
• General: Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
• General: Practice appropriate hand hygiene both in the pharmacy and in the units.
• General: Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.
• 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 procedures.
• General: comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.
• General: Maintain all patient information and records.
• Maintain the pharmacy computer system as required.
• 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: Assist in the training of pharmacy personnel and students.
• 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.