Pharmacy Technician

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Employer: UPMC Senior Communities
Industry: Hospital
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Pharmacy Technician

Full-time, Day/Night shift, (3) 12-hour Shifts per week, every other weekend and holiday.

AFSCME - Union

Posted: April 15, 2024

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:
  • Accurately fills floor stock requests.
  • Basic understanding of the concept of physical stability and chemical stability as it relates to parenteral pharmaceuticals.
  • Correctly interpret physician orders and can distinguish between pharmaceutical orders, laboratory tests, radiology, nursing, and other orders.
  • Repackages drugs into a unit of use container.
  • Perform monthly medication storage area inspections.
  • Prepare correct labeling for bulk drugs.
  • Understands microbial contamination and exhibits Aseptic Technique while preparing sterile pharmaceutical products.
  • Selects drugs from stock in the proper dose, dosage form, and quantity as ordered by a physician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
  • Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations.


Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma or GED required.
  • Certified Pharmacist Technician Certification Preferred or Certification required within one year of hire.
  • Previous pharmacy experience preferred.
  • Must be familiar with a typewriter keyboard and demonstrate the ability to produce a neat, accurate, and legible copy.
  • Individuals must have the ability to adapt to the computerized Pharmacy Information Systems utilized.
  • Individuals must demonstrate initiative and good judgment.
    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
  • Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
  • Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Created: 2024-04-16
Reference: 6065618370
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
City: Altoona

About UPMC Senior Communities

Founded in: 1893
Number of Employees: 110000

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