Job Description
Job Description
Pharmacy Technician I
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Full-time, Night Shift, 3 nights on, 1 off, 3 nights on, 7 days off. Hours are 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM. rotating weekends and holidays.
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AFSCME - Union
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Posted: February 27, 2025
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Purpose:
Responsible for the proper storage and distribution of drugs; receives and accounts for drugs coming from all vendors. Delivers drugs to patient care and other areas; picks up drug returns and applicable paperwork; and puts all returned unit-dose products back to proper receipts. Responsible for filling patient drug boxes, floor stock orders, and automated dispensing cabinets. Assists Pharmacists as directed. Maintains daily reports.
Responsibilities: \n
\n - Accurately fills floor stock requests.
\n - Prepare correct labeling for bulk drugs.
\n - Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations.
\n - Basic understanding of the concept of physical stability and chemical stability as it relates to parenteral pharmaceuticals.
\n - Correctly interpret physician orders and can distinguish between pharmaceutical orders, laboratory tests, radiology, nursing, and other orders.
\n - Perform monthly medication storage area inspections.
\n - Selects drugs from stock in the proper dose, dosage form, and quantity as ordered by a physician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
\n - Understands microbial contamination and exhibits Aseptic Technique while preparing sterile pharmaceutical products.
\n - Repackages drugs into a unit-of-use container.
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\n - Education and Formal Training Required: High School Diploma or GED required.
\n - Experience Required: Previous pharmacy experience preferred.
\n - Must be familiar with typewriter keyboard and demonstrate the ability to produce a neat, accurate, and legible copy.
\n - Individuals must be able to adapt to the computerized Pharmacy Information Systems utilized.
\n - Individuals must demonstrate initiative and good judgment. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
\n - Act 34
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Night shift,