Certified Pharmacy Technician

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:

• Daily contact with Nursing Departmental Personnel, other departmental hospital personnel, physicians, and other UPMC employees.
• Travels among UPMC facilities when mutually agreed upon to complete assigned Pharmacy activities.
• Participates in Performance Improvement as it relates to the Department.
• Maintains Pharmacy in a clean, orderly and safe manner by restocking shelves, cleaning work stations, returning medications to stock, etc.
• Completes all necessary documentation including medication credits, charge forms and various logs according to departmental procedures.
• Assists in training employees and pharmacy students with regard to work procedures.
• Fills and replaces medications to automated dispensing cabinets.
• Demonstrates an understanding and ability to use current equipment, including pneumatic tube, fax machines, printers, computers, automated dispensing cabinets, telephones, etc.
• 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.
• Fills and delivers interdepartmental orders. Completes all necessary documentation.
• Proactively and continuously answers the telephone, waits on customers, and checks the pneumatic tube station.
• Understands and complies with handling procedures for controlled substances.
• Repackages medications as necessary and completes all required documentation.
• Prepares and labels non-sterile compounds and other required products. Performs necessary calculations. Completes all necessary documentation.
• Once trained, prepares specialty products such as chemotherapy, epidurals, etc. under the direction of a pharmacist.
• Prepares and labels IV admixtures and other sterile products. Perform necessary calculations. Demonstrates an understanding of and utilizes proper aseptic technique.
• Properly labels pre-made IV solutions and admixtures.
• Delivers medications to patient care units and transfers/removes appropriate medications when necessary.
• Initials after filling all orders and ensures a pharmacist review before dispensing.
• Accurately prepares and labels medications for dispensing or distribution under the supervision of the pharmacist.