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Pharmacy Technician Inpatient I

UCHealth

Highlands Ranch, COFull-time$22.14–28.78/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$22.14–28.78/hr
Location
Highlands Ranch, CO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Colorado Pharmacy Technician CertificationCPhT Certification Or Equivalent

Job overview

UCHealth seeks a Pharmacy Technician Inpatient I for its Infusion Pharmacy at Highlands Ranch Medical Center. The role provides pharmacy support, manages automated dispensing machines, performs sterile and non-sterile compounding and bulk medication repackaging, and audits medication inventory. It is full-time, onsite, and scheduled for day shifts. Minimum requirements include a high school diploma or GED and the specified Colorado and national pharmacy technician credentials.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Automated Dispensing MachinesSterile CompoundingNon-Sterile CompoundingMedication RepackagingMedication Inventory Auditing

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDColorado Pharmacy Technician CertificationCPhT Certification or Equivalent

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Description

Location: UCHealth Highlands Ranch Medical Center, Highlands Ranch, Co

Department: Infusion Pharmacy Highlands

Work Schedule: Full Time, 80.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks)

Shift: Days

Pay: $22.14 - $28.78 / hour. Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience

This position is an onsite role and does not offer a hybrid or remote option

Career Ladder: UCHealth offers a structured way for you to grow your skills, responsibilities, and pay in this position. As you gain experience and expertise, you will have the opportunity to move through different levels of this career ladder.

Minimum Requirements:

  • High School diploma or GED.

  • Pharmacy Technician certification from Colorado Board of Pharmacy (PHAT).

  • Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT) by Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or equivalent.

At UCHealth, We Improve Lives

Picture yourself on a dynamic team improving lives in the following way(s):

  • Provides top of scope pharmacy support utilizing evidence-based protocols and best practices to promote safety at the point of care

  • Value and effectively partner with multidisciplinary team to achieve care outcomes

  • Prioritize wellness, a patient perspective and evidence-based practice

  • Model proficiency through precepting and mentoring those new to healthcare and/or UCHealth

  • Welcomes new knowledge in a fast-paced, innovative clinical environment

  • Contributes proactively to solutions to secure safety and quality at point of care

Pharmacy Technician:

  • Manage Automated Dispensing Machines (ADMs) to ensure unit-specific medication is safely available

  • Perform sterile and non-sterile compounding and bulk medication repackaging while maintaining adherence to safety and regulatory standards

  • Conduct regular audits of medication inventory to identify expired or near-expired items, ensuring prompt removal and replacement

Recognition

  • Performance bonus: UCHealth offers a 3-Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions to our success in quality, patient experience, organizational growth, financial goals and tenure. The bonus accumulates annually each October and is paid out in October during the third year of employment.

  • Performance-based pay increase: The Annual Merit Pay Increase recognizes work performance that meets or consistently exceeds performance standards documented through UCHealth's established evaluation process and accounts for increased experience, skills and cost of living.

  • Market reviews: All UCHealth positions are reviewed annually to ensure UCHealth base pay aligns with market standards. Base pay rates are adjusted as needed to stay market competitive.

Health and well-being

  • Medical, dental and vision coverage.

  • Access to 24/7 mental health and well-being support for employees and dependents.

  • Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.

  • Free Care.com membership.

  • Voluntary benefits such as accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.

  • Time away from work: Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.

  • Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy-up coverage options.

  • Employer-provided short-term disability and long-term disability with a buy-up coverage option.

Retirement and savings

  • 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.

  • Additional 457(b) plan may be available.

  • Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account available when enrolled in high-deductible (HD) medical plan.

Education and career growth

  • UCHealth provides access to academic degrees and certificate programs to promote professional and personal growth.

  • Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for by UCHealth for specific educational degrees.

  • Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre-paid by UCHealth or up to $5,250/year in the form of tuition reimbursement.

  • Access to LinkedIn Learning, which offers thousands of virtual courses and seminars, and internal professional development opportunities.

  • Employees have access to free assistance navigating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and submitting their federal student loans for forgiveness.

*Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee's scheduled work hours.

We improve lives. In big ways through learning, healing, and discovery. In small, personal ways through human connection. But in all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer our institution. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against in any terms, conditions or privileges of employment or otherwise be discriminated against because of the individual's race, color, national origin, language, culture, ethnicity, age, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, socioeconomic status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local law. UCHealth does not discriminate against any qualified applicant with a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable accommodations, when the do not impose an undue hardship on the organization.

Who We Are (uchealth.org)

How this job compares

Set against the 13,553 open Pharmacy Technician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$22.14–28.78/hr
  • Colorado median$21–28/hr290 hourly ranges
  • US median$18–27/hr10,771 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $25.46/hr, is 3% above the Colorado median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Pharmacy Technician hourly ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 320 open Pharmacy Technician jobs in Colorado and 13,553 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
Pharmacy Technician postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,619 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 5,117 of the 13,553 open Pharmacy Technician jobs (38%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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