Pharmacy Technician - Ambulatory Infusion

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health is hiring an Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacy Technician to prepare, distribute, and control sterile injectable medications across multiple UCLA Health sites. You will perform chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy sterile compounding, maintain logs, and ensure proper drug distribution under a Pharmacist’s supervision.

The role requires 1+ year IV sterile compounding experience, accurate calculations, and the ability to travel to multiple UCLA Health sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Ability to compound chemotherapy using departmental guidelines.
• At least 1 year of IV sterile compounding pharmacy experience.
• Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
• Ability to communicate clearly with pharmacists, nurses, physicians and other health professionals.
• Capable of performing pharmaceutical calculations accurately.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, distribute, and control sterile injectable medications, including chemotherapy.
• Maintain refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning records.
• Maintain inventory and drug distribution under pharmacist supervision.

Skills

IV sterile compounding

Pharmaceutical calculations

Interdisciplinary communication

Chemotherapy prep knowledge

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Employment Type

Duration indefinite

Work Schedule

Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays. You are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within UCLA Health

Hourly Salary Range: $29.56–$42.46 (Union represented, step based salary depending on years of experience)

Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME

Pharmacy Technician I (9283): Less than 2 years of experience

Pharmacy Technician II (9282): Equal to or more than 2 years of experience

Salary Range: $32.16 - 42.46 Hourly

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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!

The Ambulatory Infusion Pharmacy Technician will be responsible for the preparation, distribution, and control of sterile injectable medications. Roles and responsibilities include chemotherapy and non-chemotherapy sterile compounding, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning), drug distribution and maintaining inventory. All duties are performed independently by the technician under the supervision of a Pharmacist.

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. You are required to have the ability to travel to multiple work sites within UCLA Health

Job Qualifications

We are seeking a dedicated clinical professional with:

• Ability to compound chemotherapy utilizing departmental guidelines for the preparation/distribution of cytotoxic agents- required
• At least 1 year of IV sterile compounding pharmacy experience- required
• Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic technique.
• Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.
• 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 health professionals.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs
• Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.