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- Weekends as needed
- Mid-level
- 3 years
- High school diploma or GED
- Opportunities for advancement
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- Weekends as needed
- Customer service
- 5 years
- HIPAA

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Pharmacy Technician

UPMC -
Erie, PA

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Job Details

Full-time
$18.99 - $28.11 an hour

Benefits

Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED
Registered Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technician Certification

Full Job Description

Full-Time Pharmacy Technician | UPMC Hamot

Join UPMC Hamot as a Pharmacy Technician and play an essential role in supporting safe, accurate, and efficient medication distribution throughout the hospital. As part of a collaborative pharmacy team, you'll contribute to patient care by assisting with medication preparation, dispensing, inventory management, and pharmacy operations while ensuring compliance with all applicable regulatory and quality standards.

This role serves as a key operational resource within the pharmacy department, supporting daily workflow, medication distribution services, inventory oversight, automation systems, and process improvement initiatives. Working closely with pharmacists and pharmacy leadership, the Pharmacy Technician helps maintain high standards of patient safety, operational efficiency, and customer service across all areas of the department.

Schedule

Shift times: 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Occasional schedule flexibility required to support operational needs
Participation in departmental meetings, projects, and initiatives as needed
Ability to provide occasional off-shift support and coverage when necessary
Weekends and holidays as assigned

Why Join UPMC Hamot?

Career growth opportunities through a structured pharmacy career ladder
Involvement in departmental committees, strategic initiatives, and operational projects
Exposure to pharmacy automation, medication safety, inventory management, and regulatory compliance programs
Collaborative work environment with strong pharmacist and technician partnerships
Opportunities to contribute to process improvement and departmental excellence

Eligible candidates may receive a $5,000 sign-on bonus with a two-year work commitment.

Preferred Experience

Acute care hospital pharmacy technician experience
Progressive responsibilities and/or advancement within a pharmacy setting
Experience supporting daily pharmacy operations and workflow coordination
Familiarity with pharmacy automation systems such as Omnicell or Pyxis
Medication inventory management experience
Experience supporting sterile compounding operations and regulatory compliance
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals

Title and salary will be determined based upon education, certification, and relevant experience.

Responsibilities:

Filling:
- Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting and stocking practices. Initial and date products as required.
- 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.
- 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
- Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return (and credits if necessary) them to the appropriate pharmacy area.
- 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.
- 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.
- Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
- Practice appropriate hand hygiene both in the pharmacy and in the units.
- Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.
- Maintain all pertinent documentation as required. This includes eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory logs etc.
- Finalize sales using cash register, follow proper cash handling policies and procedures
- Comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.
- Maintain all patient information and records.
- Maintain the pharmacy computer system as required.
- Procure and maintain adequate inventory levels on daily basis in applicable areas such pharmacy medication stock rooms, automated medication carousels, and automated dispensing machines.
- Maintain and update automated med stations, unit and department stock, emergency boxes, and crash carts.
- Assist in the training of pharmacy personnel and students.
- Demonstrate a high level of accuracy and skill in maintaining controlled substance records and the distribution process for controlled substances.
- 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.
- 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.

Completion of high school diploma or equivalent required AND one of the following:
- Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician program
- Six months of previous pharmacy technician experience
- Six months experience as a Pharmacy Assistant within the UPMC Health System
- Enrollment in an undergraduate pharmacy program and in good standing

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

PA State Board of Pharmacy Registration required for all PA locations
Non-licensed Pharmacy Technicians working in a NY facility are not permitted to perform Sterile Compounding.
All Pharmacy Technicians working in NY facilities performing sterile compounding are required to have received certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy technician certification program (CPhT) and be registered with the New York State Board of Pharmacy.
If an individual has a Pharmacy Intern license, they do not need to register with the State of PARxPartners specific BU criteria may also include Driver’s License and Automotive insurance
PA Pharmacy Tech Registration
Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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