Inpatient Pharmacy Intern-Dispensing & Sterile Compounding

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 42,005 - 59,826; Part time

Job summary

UCLA Outpatient Clinics is seeking a pharmacy technician to work under the supervision of a registered pharmacist. Responsibilities include drug distribution, maintaining Pyxis medstation inventory, and sterile compounding for IV and chemotherapy.

Hours will vary based on departmental needs, including potential weekends and holidays. This role offers an hourly salary of $36.96.

Responsibilities

• Perform drug distribution duties.
• Maintain inventory in the Pyxis medstations.
• Engage in IV and chemotherapy sterile compounding.

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 you are assigned to an inpatient practice area, you will perform 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.

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 hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays

Hourly Salary Rate: $39.20

Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME