**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 PM. rotating weekends and holidays.** **AFSCME - Union** **Posted: February 27, 2025** **Purpose:** Responsible for the proper storage and distribution of drugs; receives and accounts for drugs coming from all vendors. Delivers drugs 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. + Experience Required: Previous pharmacy experience preferred. + Must be familiar with typewriter keyboard and demonstrate the ability to produce a neat, accurate, and legible copy. + Individuals must be able to adapt to the computerized Pharmacy Information Systems utilized. + Individuals must demonstrate initiative and good judgment. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + Act 34 **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**