Per Diem Float Inpatient Pharmacy Technician - West Valley Medical Center

Davita Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Los Angeles seeks a Pharmacy Technician I/II Per Diem to assist in medication management. This role involves drug distribution, compounding, and maintaining inventory while floating between department areas. Applicants should possess a CA Pharmacy Technician license and relevant inpatient experience.

Qualifications

• CA Pharmacy Technician license required.
• 2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience preferred.
• Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.

Responsibilities

• Perform drug distribution duties and maintain inventory.
• Prepare intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
• Float between medication reconciliation and inpatient pharmacy departments.

Skills

Pharmaceutical calculations

Knowledge of generic and trade names

Medical terminology

Aseptic technique

Computer skills

Verbal communication

Chemotherapy compounding

Lifting and pushing

Education

CA Pharmacy Technician license

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 departmentsto 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, UCan at UCLA Health.

Schedule: Varied hours, depending on department needs, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.This role will require you to float to multiple areas within the Pharmacy department.

Hourly Salary Rate: $35.20 (Pharmacy Technician I Per Diem) or $41.87 (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

• CA Pharmacy Technician license
• 2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience
• 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 technique.
• 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