Pharmacy Technician: Inpatient Floater (Per Diem)

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 53 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UCLA Health in West Hills, CA seeks a Pharmacy Technician Per Diem to support inpatient and outpatient medication distribution, sterile compounding, and inventory control. The role requires flexibility to float across pharmacy areas and to work varied shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities include dispensing, pre-packaging, IV preparation, refrigeration/ hood maintenance, billing and compliance, with strong emphasis on accuracy and teamwork in a

Qualifications

• Accurately perform pharmaceutical calculations.
• Know drug names, dosages and cross-reference common drugs.
• Understand medical terminology and abbreviations.
• Prepare intravenous solutions using aseptic techniques.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.
• Enter medication orders and generate related reports.
• Communicate clearly with pharmacists, nurses and physicians.
• Compound chemotherapy per departmental guidelines.
• Lift up to 25 lbs and push up to 50 lbs.

Responsabilités

• Under supervision of a registered pharmacist, perform drug distribution and pre-packaging in inpatient areas.
• Maintain Pyxis medstations inventory and check for outdates.
• Handle IV and chemotherapy sterile compounding.
• Record refrigerator temperatures and hood cleaning; assist with billing, housekeeping and security tasks.
• Float between medication reconciliation and inpatient pharmacy to ensure efficient medication management.

Connaissances

Pharma calculations

Drug names & dosages

Medical terminology

Aseptic IV prep

Independent work

Computer order entry

Communication skills

Chemotherapy compounding

Lifting capability

Outils

Pyxis medstations

Description du poste

UCLA Health in West Hills, CA seeks a Pharmacy Technician Per Diem to support inpatient and outpatient medication distribution, sterile compounding, and inventory control. The role requires flexibility to float across pharmacy areas and to work varied shifts including days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities include dispensing, pre-packaging, IV preparation, refrigeration/ hood maintenance, billing and compliance, with strong emphasis on accuracy and teamwork in a