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Pharmacy Technician | Western Psychiatric Hospital

UPMC

Pittsburgh, PA$40.8k – $62.9k/yrPosted May 18, 2026via UPMC Careers

Are you a Pharmacy technician looking for a new challenge? This position will help support our established Meds to Beds program.  Monday – Friday, daylight hours! 

This is a unique opportunity in a specialized role within the pharmacy that works in collaboration with nurses, prescribers, case managers, social workers and pharmacists to support medication transitions for patients discharging from the hospital.

We offer a competitive salary, a career ladder to allow you to grow within your pharmacy technician career, and a generous benefits package.  Apply today to learn more!

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus of $5,000 for a 2-year work commitment!

Responsibilities:

Filling

  • Assist in filling medication orders and preparing oral/injectable medications, including hazardous drugs.

Distribution

  • Distribute medications, retrieve discontinued ones, and maintain service relationships.

Investigational

  • Handle procurement, storage, preparation, and distribution of investigational drugs.

General

  • Communicate with hospital personnel, ensure safe storage of medications, maintain a clean work environment, use computer skills for patient records, and comply with regulations.
  • Manage inventory, update automated stations, and assist in training.

Controlled Substances

  • Maintain and audit controlled substance records, ensuring compliance.

Additional Duties

  • Perform other assigned duties and adhere to system-wide competencies.
  • Completion of high school diploma or equivalent required AND one of the following:

  • Completion of an accredited pharmacy technician program

  • Six months of previous pharmacy technician experience required

  • Six months experience as a Pharmacy Assistant within the UPMC Health System

  • Enrollment in a college program and in good standing

ATTENTION: A COPY OF YOUR HIGHEST DEGREE LEVEL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE ATTACHED FOR CONSIDERATION. 
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
PA State Board of Pharmacy Registration required for all PA locations; If working in a New York facility, must have received certification from a nationally accredited pharmacy program (CPhT) and be registered with the New York State Board of Pharmacy.

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
  • Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
  • Act 33 with renewal
  • Act 34 with renewal
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal


UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran