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 serves customers by collecting prescription information, documenting required details, and releasing medications according to policy and procedure. Depending on the assigned area, duties may also include insurance adjudication and cash handling for outpatient services; compounding, stocking, repackaging, and preparing patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals for inpatient services; or safely operating material-handling equipment in a Central Fill Pharmacy. Other duties may be assigned.

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, including inspecting assigned areas and using pharmacy computer systems.
• Provide customer service by receiving prescriptions, documenting required information, handling interactions courteously and efficiently, and releasing medications according to policy and procedure.
• For outpatient technicians, validate Medicaid, Medicare, or commercial insurance drug coverage; complete adjudication and address error messages; handle cash; and prepare deposits and accounting reports.
• For inpatient technicians, compound, stock, repackage, and batch bulk medications.
• For inpatient technicians, prepare routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals, including compounding, preparation, and labeling of IV admixtures such as antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition, and chemotherapy.
• For Central Fill Pharmacy, safely operate assigned equipment, including forklifts, order pickers, reach trucks, or other material-handling equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company policy requirements, including HIPAA and the Code of Business Conduct.

What This Job Offers

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