Pharmacy Assistant - UPMC Shadyside Job at UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

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  • UPMC Shadyside
  • Pittsburgh, PA

Job Description

Join Our Healthcare Team at UPMC Shadyside Campus!

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Join our team at UPMC Shadyside! As a Pharmacy Assistant, you’ll work with pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure high standards of patient care in both Inpatient and Operating Room (OR) settings.  Apply now and join a team that values your development and success!

Why UPMC Shadyside?

  • Career Growth: We offer opportunities for career advancement, continuous training, and ongoing education.
  • Collaborative Environment: Join a supportive, team-focused environment.
  • Innovative Excellence: Join a top academic medical center dedicated to healthcare innovation, research, and education.
  • Impactful Work: Help ensure patients receive timely and safe medications, aiding their health and recovery.

Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign on bonus of up to $5,000 with a 2-year work commitment to UPMC!

  • $3,000 would be paid at the start of your journey with UPMC, with an additional $2,000 if promoted to Pharmacy Technician within first 6-months.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the Pharmacy Career Ladder, based on their individual experience and education.

Responsibilities:

1. General Support:

  • Provide and receive information (via telephone, person-to-person, or written) to hospital personnel, patients, and visitors.
  • Refer all drug information questions to Staff Pharmacists.
  • Finalize sales using the cash register and follow proper cash handling policies and procedures.
  • Develop and maintain a clean, organized, and adequately stocked work environment.
  • Ensure that all medications in all areas are safely and securely stored according to Department of Health, The Joint Commission, and State Board of Pharmacy regulations.
  • Maintain all pertinent documentation, including eye wash logs, refrigerator logs, perpetual inventory logs, etc.
  • Comply with Federal and State laws (such as HIPAA), regulations (such as OSHA), and PBM contracting requirements (such as FWA and CMS).
  • Practice appropriate hand hygiene both in the pharmacy and in the units.
  • Use computer skills to process and maintain all patient information and records.

2. Distribution:

  • Participate in the distribution of medication, including medication cassettes, emergency medication carts, and the delivery of controlled substances per department policy and state and federal requirements.
  • Retrieve medications that have been discontinued and return them (and process any necessary credits) to the appropriate pharmacy area.

3. Filling:

  • Assist in the preparation of proper oral medications for the correct patient, ensuring administration at the appropriate time.
  • Use proper technique in medication preparation.
  • Assist in filling medication orders through correct labeling, counting, and stocking practices. Initial and date products as required.

Job Tags

Full time, Relocation package,

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