Pharmacy Tech

Dominican Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, CA, is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support safe, accurate medication preparation and distribution under a Pharmacist's guidance. You will interpret physician orders, prepare and dispense medications, and maintain clean, infection-controlled processes.

The role emphasizes patient safety, adherence to safety protocols, and thorough documentation. CA licensure is required; experience with chemotherapy preparation is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have completed a recognized technician training program or have two years of health systems pharmacy technician experience.
• CA Pharmacy Technician License is required.
• Preferred: college coursework in science; chemotherapy and hyperalimentation preparation certification; Windows-based computer systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Reads and interprets physicians orders and enters them into a computerized profile system.
• Fills patient medication cassettes and new medication orders with accuracy.
• Prepares injectable medications such as IVs, syringes, IVPBs, hyperalimentation solutions and chemotherapy doses.
• Delivers medications to the patient care areas.

Education

Completion of a recognized technician training program; or two years working experience as a health systems pharmacy technician.

CA Pharmacy Technician License

Tools

Windows based computer systems

Job description

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1941, Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital is a 188-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Cruz, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, orthopedics, and a Family Birthing Center. Additionally, Dominican Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has been awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital's commitment to providing the best stroke care.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacy Tech, you'll help our patients feel better by providing safe and effective medications to them. You'll help our doctors and nurses feel better knowing that you are providing accurate and timely medication to patients. Every day, you'll build trust by being extremely thorough and accurate at all times. Patient safety is your top priority, so you do everything you can to ensure all prescriptions are authentic, prepared correctly both in medication type and dosing, and are dispensed appropriately, under the Pharmacist's guidance. To be successful in this role, you follow all safety protocols, including those intended to prevent infection, and you keep a clean work area at all times. You are eager to learn or help out in any way needed to keep the pharmacy running smoothly and get our patients their medications.

AIDET (Standard Patient Satisfaction Criteria)

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• Reads and interprets copies of physicians orders and enters them into a computerized profile system.
• Fills patient medication cassettes and new medication orders with excellent accuracy.
• Prepares injectable medications such as large volume IVS, syringes, IVPBs, hyperalimentation solutions and chemotherapy doses.
• Uses pharmacy computer systems to produce a variety of reports, fill lists, labels and other related jobs.
• Delivers medications to the patient care areas.

Job Requirements

Required

• Completion of a recognized technician training program; or two years working experience as a health systems pharmacy technician.
• CA Pharmacy Technician License

Preferred

• College course work concentrated in science
• Previous certification in chemotherapy and hyperalimentation preparation
• Knowledge of Windows based computer systems