Pharmacy Technician I

Full-time, Day/Night Shift, (3) 12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM - 7:30 PM or 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM, rotating weekends and holidays.

AFSCME - Union

Posted: December 30, 2024

Purpose:

Responsible for the proper storage and distribution of drugs; receives and accounts for drugs coming from all vendors. Delivers drugs to patient care and other areas; picks up drug returns and applicable paperwork; and puts all returned unit-dose products back to proper receipts. Responsible for filling patient drug boxes, floor stock orders, and automated dispensing cabinets. Assists Pharmacists as directed. Maintains daily reports.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately fills floor stock requests.

• Prepare correct labeling for bulk drugs.

• Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations.

• Basic understanding of the concept of physical stability and chemical stability as it relates to parenteral pharmaceuticals.

• Correctly interpret physician orders and can distinguish between pharmaceutical orders, laboratory tests, radiology, nursing, and other orders.

• Perform monthly medication storage area inspections.

• Selects drugs from stock in the proper dose, dosage form, and quantity as ordered by a physician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.

• Understands microbial contamination and exhibits Aseptic Technique while preparing sterile pharmaceutical products.

• Repackages drugs into a unit-of-use container.

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Previous pharmacy experience preferred.

• Must be familiar with a typewriter keyboard and demonstrate the ability to produce a neat, accurate, and legible copy.

• Individuals must have the ability to adapt to the computerized Pharmacy Information Systems utilized.

• Individuals must demonstrate initiative and good judgment. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran