Pharmacy Technician | Western Psychiatric Hospital

Are you a Pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge? This position will help support our established Meds to Beds program.  Monday - Friday, daylight hours!

This is a unique opportunity in a specialized role within the pharmacy that works in collaboration with nurses, prescribers, case managers, social workers and pharmacists to support medication transitions for patients discharging from the hospital.

We offer a competitive salary, a career ladder to allow you to grow within your pharmacy technician career, and a generous benefits package.  Apply today to learn more!

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of $5,000 for a 2-year work commitment!

Responsibilities:

Filling

+ Assist in filling medication orders and preparing oral/injectable medications, including hazardous drugs.

Distribution

+ Distribute medications, retrieve discontinued ones, and maintain service relationships.

Investigational

+ Handle procurement, storage, preparation, and distribution of investigational drugs.

General

+ Communicate with hospital personnel, ensure safe storage of medications, maintain a clean work environment, use computer skills for patient records, and comply with regulations.

+ Manage inventory, update automated stations, and assist in training.

Controlled Substances

+ Maintain and audit controlled substance records, ensuring compliance.

Additional Duties

+ Perform other assigned duties and adhere to system-wide competencies.

+ 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 required

+ Six months experience as a Pharmacy Assistant within the UPMC Health System

+ Enrollment in a college program and in good standing

ATTENTION: A COPY OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE LEVEL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE ATTACHED FOR CONSIDERATION.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

PA State Board of Pharmacy Registration required for all PA locations;
If working in a New York facility, must have received certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy program (CPhT) and be registered with the New York State Board of Pharmacy.

+ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)

+ Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

+ Act 33 with renewal

+ Act 34 with renewal

+ Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

_UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran_