Pharmacy Technician, Presbyterian

About the Role

Join our team at UPMC Presbyterian Campus as an Inpatient Pharmacy Technician. You will work with pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure high standards of patient care in inpatient and Operating Room (OR) settings.

• This position involves a daylight shift (7:30 am - 4:00 pm) with a rotating 4th weekend requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Filling:
• Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting, and stocking practices.
• Prepare oral and injectable medications, including intravenous admixtures and TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition), using proper technique for the correct patient.
• Distribution:
• Participate in medication distribution, including medication cassettes, emergency medication carts, and delivery of controlled substances per policy and requirements.
• Retrieve discontinued medications and return them to the appropriate pharmacy area.
• General:
• Maintain high accuracy and skill in managing controlled substance records and distribution.
• Audit and maintain accurate records for controlled substances, ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and Department Regulations.
• Maintain all pertinent documentation, including eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, and perpetual inventory logs.
• Comply with Federal and State laws such as HIPAA, regulations such as OSHA, and PBM contracting requirements such as FWA and CMS.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• PA State Board of Pharmacy Registration required for all PA locations.
• NY Registered Pharmacy Technician (RPhT) OR PA Pharmacy Tech Registration.
• Act 34 clearance.
• Driver's License and Automotive Insurance (RxPartners specific BU criteria)
• Registration is dependent on the state they work in.

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.

• 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 PA.