Per Diem Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

MedStar Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health seeks a Pharmacy Technician to support its esteemed healthcare environment. This role involves essential tasks such as drug distribution, IV preparation, and pharmaceutical calculations, with opportunities for professional growth and involvement in patient care. The ideal candidate is a licensed technician with experience in an inpatient setting, capable of working independently while ensuring high standards of care.

Qualifications

• 2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience required.
• Ability to compound chemotherapy solutions.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical abbreviations.

Responsibilities

• Perform drug distribution duties and maintain inventory.
• Prepare IV and chemotherapy solutions using aseptic technique.
• Record keeping and billing tasks as assigned.

Skills

Ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations

Knowledge of pharmaceutical names and dosage forms

Knowledge of medical terminology

Skill in aseptic technique

Skill in computer order entry

Telephone and verbal communication skills

Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs

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.

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 weekends and holidays.

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