Pharmacy Technician - OR

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); Sur place; USD 41 000 - 58 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles seeks an Allied Health professional to support inpatient pharmacy operations under direct supervision of a registered pharmacist. You will handle drug distribution, pre-packaging, Pyxis station maintenance, and environmental monitoring as part of daily duties.

The role includes occasional weekends/holidays, with varied hours and responsibilities aimed at ensuring safe, efficient pharmaceutical care within the inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• CA Pharmacy Technician license required.
• 2 years inpatient pharmacy experience preferred.
• Strong ability to perform pharmaceutical calculations accurately.

Responsabilités

• Perform drug distribution and pre-packaging under pharmacist supervision.
• Maintain Pyxis med station inventory including daily filling and outdate checks.
• Monitor environmental conditions and document refrigerator/freezer temps, humidity, and IV hood cleaning.
• Mentor/train staff and support personnel in inpatient Pharmacy duties.

Connaissances

Inpatient experience

Aseptic technique

Pharmacy calculations

Chemotherapy compounding

Independent work

Formation

CA Pharmacy Technician license

Outils

Order entry software

Description du poste

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, you will perform those repetitive and manipulative activities which primarily consist of drug distribution,pre-packaging, maintaining the inventory in the Pyxis med stations (e.g., filling the med station daily, checking for outdates, troubleshooting issues), environmental monitoring and documentation (e.g., refrigerator/freezer temperatures, sterile room humidity and pressures, IV hood cleaning), billing, departmental and workstation housekeeping and maintaining Pharmacy security and safety standards. You may mentor, train and orient newly hired technicians, interns, support staff and modified duty employees assigned to inpatient Pharmacy.

Schedule: Varied hours, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays

Hourly Salary Range: $29.56-$42.46

• Pharmacy Technician I (9283): Less than 2 years of experience
• Pharmacy Technician II (9282): Equal to or more than 2 years of experience

Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME

Qualifications

• CA Pharmacy Technician license
• 2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience - Highly preferred.
• 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