Job Description
Job Description
The Certified Pharmacy Technician, under the direction and supervision of a pharmacist, will assist in the preparation, dispensing, charging, and delivery of medications to patients. Patients served include all age groups.
Responsibilities: \n
\n - Daily contact with Nursing Departmental Personnel, other departmental hospital personnel, physicians, and other UPMC employees.
\n - Travels among UPMC facilities when mutually agreed upon to complete assigned Pharmacy activities.
\n - Participates in Performance Improvement as it relates to the Department.
\n - Promotes Mission, Vision and Values of UPMC.
\n - Maintains Pharmacy in a clean, orderly and safe manner by restocking shelves, cleaning work stations, returning medications to stock, etc.
\n - Completes all necessary documentation including medication credits, charge forms and various logs according to departmental procedures.
\n - Assists in training employees and pharmacy students with regard to work procedures.
\n - Fills and replaces medications to automated dispensing cabinets.
\n - Demonstrates an understanding and ability to use current equipment, including pneumatic tube, fax machines, printers, computers, automated dispensing cabinets, telephones, etc.
\n - Inspects medications in assigned areas (i.e. Pharmacy, patient care units, procedural areas, and off-site areas). Removes expired or recalled medications and completes documentation.
\n - Fills and delivers interdepartmental orders. Completes all necessary documentation.
\n - Proactively and continuously answers the telephone, waits on customers, and checks the pneumatic tube station.
\n - Understands and complies with handling procedures for controlled substances.
\n - Repackages medications as necessary and completes all required documentation.
\n - Prepares and labels non-sterile compounds and other required products. Performs necessary calculations. Completes all necessary documentation.
\n - Once trained, prepares specialty products such as chemotherapy, epidurals, etc. under the direction of a pharmacist.
\n - Prepares and labels IV admixtures and other sterile products. Perform necessary calculations. Demonstrates an understanding of and utilizes proper aseptic technique.
\n - Properly labels pre-made IV solutions and admixtures.
\n - Delivers medications to patient care units and transfers/removes appropriate medications when necessary.
\n - Initials after filling all orders and ensures a pharmacist review before dispensing.
\n - Accurately prepares and labels medications for dispensing or distribution under the supervision of the pharmacist.
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\n - High school diploma or equivalent.
\n - Employment experience required:\n
\n - Certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) obtained and maintained including required continuing education credits.
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Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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