Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient , Allegheny General Hospital

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides distributive pharmacy services, assistance and support for the registered pharmacist. This role involves processing medication orders, maintaining pharmacy inventory, compounding medications, and preparing routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals. The Pharmacy Technician II - Inpatient also ensures compliance with ethical and legal standards, including HIPAA and data security guidelines.

Requirements

• Minimum Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) or ExCPT Pharmacy Technician - National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
• Completion of a pharmacy technician training program or 1 year equivalent experience in lieu of formal training program.
• Compliance with ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
• Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures.
• Compliance with all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
• Compliance with the company’s Code of Business Conduct.
• Adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Nice To Haves

• 1 year of pharmacy experience in respective area.

Responsibilities

• Processes medication orders including computer order entry, medication preparation and assembles all items prior to pharmacist final check.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory and supplies according to established policies and procedures, including inspection of assigned areas and use of pharmacy computer systems.
• Provides customer service by taking patient’s prescriptions and documenting all required information, handles all customer interactions in a courteous and efficient manner, and releases medications required by policy/procedure.
• Compounds, stocks, repackages and batches from bulk medications.
• Prepares routine patient orders for IV pharmaceuticals including compounding, preparation and labeling of any IV admixture including antibiotics, solutions, irrigations, narcotics, parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy.

Benefits

• Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed