Pharmacy Technician I
Full-time, Night Shift, 3 nights on, 1 off, 3 nights on, 7 days off. Hours are 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM—rotating Weekends and Holidays.
AFSCME - Union
Posted: May 5, 2026
We now offer a Night Program – if qualified, you could receive an additional $2 per hour on top of our current off-shift differential ($1.60). Must have 6 months of UPMC experience to qualify and must commit to working all full-time shifts, including night shifts.
Sign-on Bonus: $5,000 for a 2-year commitment
Purpose:
Responsible for the proper storage and distribution of drugs; receives and accounts for drugs coming from all vendors. Delivers medications to patient care and other areas; picks up drug returns and applicable paperwork; and puts all returned unit-dose products back to proper receipts. Responsible for filling patient drug boxes, floor stock orders, and automated dispensing cabinets. Assists Pharmacists as directed. Maintains daily reports.
Responsibilities:
- Accurately fills floor stock requests.
- Prepare correct labeling for bulk drugs.
- Perform basic pharmaceutical calculations.
- Basic understanding of the concept of physical stability and chemical stability as it relates to parenteral pharmaceuticals.
- Correctly interpret physician orders and can distinguish between pharmaceutical orders, laboratory tests, radiology, nursing, and other orders.
- Perform monthly medication storage area inspections.
- Selects drugs from stock in the proper dose, dosage form, and quantity as ordered by a physician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
- Understands microbial contamination and exhibits Aseptic Technique while preparing sterile pharmaceutical products.
- Repackages drugs into a unit-of-use container.
- Education and Formal Training Required: High School Diploma or GED required.
- Previous pharmacy experience preferred.
- Must be familiar with a typewriter keyboard and demonstrate the ability by producing a neat, accurate, and legible copy.
- The individual must have the ability to adapt to the computerized Pharmacy Information Systems utilized.
- The individual must demonstrate initiative and good judgment.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: - Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
