Pharmacy Tech II - 2nd Shift (10 hour) - St. Vincent

Highmark Health • Erie, PA

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About The Position

Provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance, and support for registered pharmacists. The role processes medication orders, maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies, and provides courteous and efficient customer service. Duties vary by pharmacy setting: outpatient technicians handle insurance coverage adjudication, cash, deposits, and accounting reports; inpatient technicians compound, stock, repackage, and batch medications and prepare routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals. Central Fill Pharmacy technicians safely operate assigned material-handling equipment. Employees must protect confidential information and comply with HIPAA, information-security requirements, the company Code of Business Conduct, and applicable laws and policies.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT (NHA).
• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program or one year of equivalent experience.
• Effective June 28, 2026, registration as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee or Pharmacy Technician through the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy is required upon hire and before the start date.

Nice To Haves

• One year of pharmacy experience in the respective area.

Responsibilities

• Process medication orders, including computer order entry and medication preparation, and assemble items for the pharmacist’s final check.
• Maintain pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures, inspect assigned areas, and use pharmacy computer systems.
• Take patients’ prescriptions, document required information, handle customer interactions courteously and efficiently, and release medications according to policy and procedure.
• For outpatient roles, validate Medicaid, Medicare, or commercial insurance drug coverage; complete adjudication and address error messages; handle cash; and prepare deposits and accounting reports.
• For inpatient roles, compound, stock, repackage, and batch bulk medications; prepare routine patient IV pharmaceutical orders, including compounding, preparation, and labeling of IV admixtures such as antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy.
• For Central Fill Pharmacy roles, safely operate assigned equipment, including forklifts, order pickers, reach trucks, or other material-handling equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Protect covered information, cardholder data, and confidential customer information and comply with HIPAA and company privacy and information-security policies.
• Comply with the company Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and regulations, company policies, and training requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED