Certified Pharmacy Tech

Join Our Team as a Full-Time Certified Pharmacy Technician at UPMC Community!  

Are you a motivated Certified Pharmacy Technician looking to thrive in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment? At UPMC Community, you’ll play a key role in preparing, dispensing, and delivering medications safely and efficiently to patients of all ages. This full-time position offers rotating daylight and evening shifts.

You’ll work alongside a supportive, high-performing pharmacy team while gaining opportunities for professional growth. We offer competitive pay, a generous total rewards package, and a workplace that values your skills and contributions.

*Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary level based on experience and education.

Take the next step in your pharmacy career with UPMC Harrisburg!

The Certified Pharmacy Technician is a valued step in UPMC Pharmacy Career Ladder:

• Pharmacy Technician: $19.74 – $29.67/hour
• Certified Pharmacy Technician: $20.45 – $30.68/hour

*Job title and pay are based on experience and education.

Take the next step in your pharmacy career—apply today and join the UPMC Community Osteopathic team!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate daily with nursing staff, physicians, and hospital personnel across UPMC Pinnacle.
• Travel between UPMC Pinnacle facilities (as mutually agreed) to support pharmacy operations.
• Support departmental Performance Improvement initiatives and promote the Mission, Vision, and Values of UPMC Pinnacle.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized pharmacy (restocking, cleaning workstations, returning medications to stock).
• Complete required documentation, including medication credits, charge forms, logs, and controlled substance records.
• Fill, inspect, and restock medications in automated dispensing cabinets; remove expired or recalled medications.
• Prepare, label, repackage, and distribute medications (including non-sterile compounds and sterile IV admixtures) under pharmacist supervision.
• Assist with specialty and sterile product preparation (e.g., chemotherapy, epidurals) once trained, using proper aseptic technique.
• Deliver medications to patient care areas and process interdepartmental orders accurately and efficiently.

• Provide customer service support by answering phones, monitoring pneumatic tube systems, and assisting with training of staff and students.

   

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Employment experience required:
  • Certification by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) obtained and maintained including required continuing education credits.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
 

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran