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