Pharmacy Technician: Precise Med Prep & Delivery

UPMC Senior Communities; Steubenville (OH); On-site; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Senior Communities in Steubenville, Ohio, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to perform a wide range of medication preparation and distribution tasks under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist.

Responsibilities include delivering meds, verifying shipments, packaging, preparing dilutions and compounds, maintaining inventory, operating the hospital computer system, and compounding injectables using aseptic technique. A High School diploma and CPhT certification are required.

Qualifications

• High School graduate or GED.
• Ohio Board of Pharmacy certification within one year of employment.
• Able to follow written and oral directions; perform routine tasks accurately.

Responsibilities

• Delivers medications to patient care areas accurately and in a timely manner.
• Receives and verifies shipments of pharmaceuticals and supplies into storage according to procedure.
• Performs drug packaging tasks.
• Prepares simple dilutions, mixtures, and compounds.
• Responsible for basic inventory procedure.
• Assembles pharmaceuticals according to requisition/refill lists.
• Maintains applicable operational records.
• Restocks medication carts, bins, and trays accurately, and delivers contents to patient care areas as scheduled.
• Performs various tasks using the hospital computer system, including patient billing.
• Responsible for performing tasks related to the automated dispensing machine accurately and efficiently.
• Performs basic tasks relevant to the Pharmacy workflow, such as filling physician orders accurately.
• Prepares injectable medications, using aseptic technique, accurately and efficiently.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Basic math

Attention to detail

Follow directions

Education

Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Ohio

Tools

Pharmacy computer system

Job description

UPMC Senior Communities in Steubenville, Ohio, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to perform a wide range of medication preparation and distribution tasks under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist.

Responsibilities include delivering meds, verifying shipments, packaging, preparing dilutions and compounds, maintaining inventory, operating the hospital computer system, and compounding injectables using aseptic technique. A High School diploma and CPhT certification are required.