Float Inpatient Pharmacy Technician (Per Diem) - UCLA West Valley Medical Center

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine seeks a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to support inpatient and per diem pharmacy operations. The role involves distribution, compounding, inventory tasks in Pyxis, and accurate record-keeping, with duties expanding across reconciliation and inpatient departments as needed.

The position requires CA Pharmacy Technician license, strong calculation skills, knowledge of drug names, and aseptic technique for IV/chemo preparation.

Qualifications

• CA Pharmacy Technician license (required)
• Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical generic and trade names and their dosage forms
• Knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical abbreviations
• Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic techniques
• Ability to work independently and follow-through with minimal supervision
• Skill in computer order entry of medication orders and related tasks
• Excellent telephone and verbal communication with pharmacists, nurses, physicians and allied health professionals
• Ability to compound chemotherapy solutions per departmental guidelines
• Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs

Responsibilities

• Distribute medications and assist in prep work.
• Perform pre-packaging and inventory maintenance in Pyxis medstations.
• Support IV and chemotherapy sterile compounding.
• Maintain refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning records.
• Handle billing, housekeeping and security tasks related to pharmacy.
• Float between medication reconciliation and inpatient pharmacy areas.

Skills

Pharmacy calculations

Drug names knowledge

Medical terminology

IV/chemotherapy aseptic technique

Independent work

Order entry systems

Communication with Pharm staff

Chemotherapy compounding

Lifting 25 lbs; pushing 50 lbs

Tools

Pyxis MedStations

Job description

Description

You bring more than skill, knowledge, and expertise to your role as an allied health professional. You bring a deep passion for improving the lives of everyone around you. At UCLA Health, we’re committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You’ll love it here!

Under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, when assigned to an inpatient practice area, performs those repetitive and manipulative activities which primarily consist of drug distribution duties, pre-packaging, maintaining the inventory in the Pyxis medstations (filling the medstation daily, checking for outdates), IV and chemotherapy sterile compounding, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning), billing, housekeeping and security functions. You willfloat between medication reconciliation and inpatient pharmacy departments to ensure seamless and efficient medication management.

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles’ trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you’re looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.

Schedule: Varied shifts, depending on department needs, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. You will be required to float to multiple areas within the Pharmacy department.

Hourly Salary Rate: $39.20 (Pharmacy Technician I Per Diem) or $46.62 (Pharmacy Technician II Per Diem)

• Pharmacy Technician I Per Diem (9279): Less than 2 years of experience
• Pharmacy Technician II Per Diem (9278): Equal to or more than 2 years of experience

Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME

Qualifications

We’re seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:

• CA Pharmacy Technician license (required)
• Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical generic and trade names and their dosage forms, and the ability to cross-reference the most common drugs from memory.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical abbreviations.
• Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic techniques.
• Ability to work independently and follow-through on assignments with minimal supervision.
• Skill in computer order entry of medication orders as well as other related computer entry tasks and computer report generation.
• Telephone and verbal skills required to communicate clearly and effectively with pharmacists, nurses, physicians and other allied health professionals.
• Ability to compound chemotherapy solution utilizing departmental guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs.