Pharmacy Technician, Rx Partners

About the Role

UPMC Rx Partners is seeking a full-time Pharmacy Technician to join their team, providing pharmaceutical care within the UPMC Health System. This role involves assisting with medication preparation, filling, and distribution. The position primarily operates on daylight shifts, Monday through Friday, with a rotation to evening shifts every fifth week.

Key Responsibilities

• Filling:
• Assist in filling medication orders, ensuring correct labeling, counting, and stocking.
• Initial and date products as required.
• Prepare oral and injectable medications, including intravenous admixtures and TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition), for administration.
• Utilize proper technique in medication preparation.
• Work in the Sterile Product area, preparing cytotoxic and hazardous drugs (e.g., chemotherapy) using proper aseptic technique.
• Distribution:
• Participate in medication distribution, including medication cassettes, emergency carts, and delivery of controlled substances.
• Retrieve discontinued medications and return them to the appropriate pharmacy area.
• Develop and maintain positive service relationships during the medication distribution process.
• Investigational:
• Assist with the procurement, accountability, storage, preparation, and distribution of investigational and study drugs.
• General:
• Provide and receive information via telephone, in-person, or written communication to hospital personnel, patients, and visitors. Refer drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.
• Ensure safe and secure storage of all medications 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.
• Use computer skills to process and maintain patient information and records.
• Maintain pertinent documentation, including eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, and perpetual inventory logs.
• Finalize sales using a cash register and follow proper cash handling procedures.
• Comply with Federal and State laws (e.g., HIPAA), regulations (e.g., OSHA), and PBM contracting requirements (e.g., FWA, CMS).
• Procure and maintain adequate inventory levels daily in applicable areas.
• 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 high accuracy and skill in maintaining controlled substance records and the distribution process for controlled substances.
• Audit and maintain accurate records for controlled substances, ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and Department regulations.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement activities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• UPMC Health System
• Department of Health regulations
• The Joint Commission regulations
• State Board of Pharmacy regulations
• HIPAA
• OSHA
• FWA
• CMS
• Sterile Product preparation
• Aseptic technique
• Cytotoxic drugs
• Hazardous drugs
• Chemotherapy
• TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition)
• Computer skills
• Cash register operation
• Quality improvement activities

Qualifications

• Completion of high school diploma or equivalent.
• 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.
• If working in a New York facility:
• Certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy program (CPhT).
• Registration with the New York State Board of Pharmacy.
• PA Pharmacy Tech Registration.
• Automotive Insurance.
• Driver's License.