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Pharmacy Technician, Assoc (Night Program)

UPMC
Castle, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2025

UPMC Jameson, located in New Castle, PA. is looking for two (2) Flex Full-Time Pharmacy Technician Associates to join their growing team.

The Pharmacy Technician, Associate provides pharmaceutical care to patients within the UPMC Health System by assisting with the sterile and nonsterile medication preparation, medication filling, and medication distribution. The Pharmacy Technician, Associate services are provided in compliance with Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.

This is a night shift position, working 7 on/ 7 off rotation, including holidays. This position will work 9:00PM to 7:00AM shift. No travel or on-call is required.

Experience with Sterile IV Compounding is a plus!

UPMC is offering a sign on bonus of $5000 for this role with a 2-year work commitment. 

UPMC offers a generous benefits package, an expansive Total Rewards package, a shift differential and opportunity to grow your career through the UPMC Pharmacy Career Ladder and much more. Apply today!

Responsibilities:

  • *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
  • *Performs other duties as assigned.
  • Distribution: Develop and maintain positive and productive service relationships during medication distribution process.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • General: Assist in the training of pharmacy personnel and students.
  • 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: Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and skill in maintaining controlled substance records and the distribution process for controlled substances.
  • General: Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
  • 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: 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: Maintain and update automated med stations, unit and department stock, emergency boxes, and crash carts.
  • General: Participate in departmental quality improvement activities in order to continually improve and evaluate pharmaceutical care as reflected by operational and patient care indicators.
  • General: Practice appropriate hand hygiene both in the pharmacy and in the units.
  • 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: 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: Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.
  • General: comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.
  • General: finalize sales using cash register, follow proper cash handling policies and procedures
  • Investigational: Assist in the procurement, accountability, storage, preparation and distribution of investigational and study drugs.
  • 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.

Salary : $18 - $27

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