Pharmacy Technician – Inpatient Care & IV/Chemo Specialty

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 54 000 - 64 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine seeks a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to support inpatient and per diem pharmacy operations. The role involves distribution, compounding, inventory tasks in Pyxis, and accurate record-keeping, with duties expanding across reconciliation and inpatient departments as needed.

The position requires CA Pharmacy Technician license, strong calculation skills, knowledge of drug names, and aseptic technique for IV/chemo preparation.

Qualifications

• CA Pharmacy Technician license (required)
• Ability to accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical generic and trade names and their dosage forms
• Knowledge of medical terminology and pharmaceutical abbreviations
• Skill in preparing intravenous solutions using aseptic techniques
• Ability to work independently and follow-through with minimal supervision
• Skill in computer order entry of medication orders and related tasks
• Excellent telephone and verbal communication with pharmacists, nurses, physicians and allied health professionals
• Ability to compound chemotherapy solutions per departmental guidelines
• Ability to lift 25 lbs and push 50 lbs

Responsabilités

• Distribute medications and assist in prep work.
• Perform pre-packaging and inventory maintenance in Pyxis medstations.
• Support IV and chemotherapy sterile compounding.
• Maintain refrigerator temperature logs and hood cleaning records.
• Handle billing, housekeeping and security tasks related to pharmacy.
• Float between medication reconciliation and inpatient pharmacy areas.

Connaissances

Pharmacy calculations

Drug names knowledge

Medical terminology

IV/chemotherapy aseptic technique

Independent work

Order entry systems

Communication with Pharm staff

Chemotherapy compounding

Lifting 25 lbs; pushing 50 lbs

Outils

Pyxis MedStations

Description du poste

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine seeks a dedicated Pharmacy Technician to support inpatient and per diem pharmacy operations. The role involves distribution, compounding, inventory tasks in Pyxis, and accurate record-keeping, with duties expanding across reconciliation and inpatient departments as needed.

The position requires CA Pharmacy Technician license, strong calculation skills, knowledge of drug names, and aseptic technique for IV/chemo preparation.