Pharmacy Technician Per Diem

MemorialCare Health System; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Pharmacy Technician Per Diem to support the Pharmacy – Todd Cancer Center. Under the supervision of a pharmacist, you will process orders, fill unit doses and manage inventories to ensure safe, timely medication delivery.

The ideal candidate has at least 1 year of hospital experience or completion of a recognized technician program, knowledge of pharmacy terminology, and strong verbal communication skills to collaborate with

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience as a hospital pharmacy inpatient technician or completion of a recognized technician program.
• Knowledge of medical/pharmacy terminology, weights and measures, and pharmacy calculations.
• Ability to communicate verbally with coworkers and health care workers.

Responsibilities

• Triage medication requests and fill new orders accurately for pharmacist review.
• Operate computer and automation tools to dispense medications timely and bill correctly.
• Fill unit dose cassettes and ADCs; restock as needed.
• Order and restock inventory to maximize turnover and prevent stock-outs.
• Ensure proper storage conditions; document temperature logs and check for expired drugs.
• Extemporaneously prepare unit dose packages and uncomplicated IV admixtures per USP 797.

Skills

Pharmacy terminology

Weights and measures

Pharmacy calculations

Verbal communication

Education

California Pharmacy Technician License

Tools

EHR system

Job description

Job Description - Pharmacy Technician Per Diem (LON015737)

Job Description

Description

Location: Long Beach, CA

Department: Pharmacy - Todd Cancer Center

Shift: Days (8hr)

Pay Rate*: $26.00/hr

At MemorialCare Health System, we believe in providing extraordinary healthcare to our communities and an exceptional working environment for our employees. Memorial Care stands for excellence in Healthcare. Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation and teamwork.

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Technician Per Diem works cooperatively with pharmacy staff to provide safe, accurate and timely delivery of medications to patients. Under the direct supervision of a pharmacist, the Pharmacy Technician Resource processes new orders, accesses appropriate patient information in the electronic health record (EHR), issues drug doses to nurses, fills unit dose cassettes and automated dispensing cabinets (ADC), packages and compounds patient doses and maintains drug inventories.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

• Has the ability to triage medication requests and fill new medication orders accurately and efficiently, organizing his/her work to allow the pharmacist to efficiently check the medications prepared.
• Understands the laws governing the maintenance of appropriate drug control for all drugs, including Schedules II-V.
• Able to effectively use computer and automation resources relevant to their practice area to accurately provide medications in a timely manner and ensure accurate billing.
• Able to accurately fill patient medication cassettes, automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) or drug delivery bins and/or restock ADC medications in a timely manner as relevant to their practice.
• Able to deliver/exchange cassettes/drug delivery bins and/or restock ADC medications in a timely manner as relevant to their practice area.
• Able to order and restock inventory to maximize inventory turnover, prevent stock-outs, and minimize expired drugs.
• Ensures correct storage conditions for medications, documents temperature logs, checks for expired drug products and other defects and removes them from inventory.
• Able to extemporaneously prepare unit dose packages, compound oral solutions and prepare uncomplicated IV admixtures or patient-specific unit dose injections using proper aseptic technique and following USP 797 standards as relevant to their practice area.

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• 1+ year of experience as a hospital pharmacy inpatient technician or successful completion of a recognized pharmacy-technician training program.
• Has knowledge of medical and pharmacy terminology, weights and measures, and pharmacy calculations.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally with coworkers and health care workers.

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Current licensure as a pharmacy technician in the State of California.

Primary Location

United States-California-Long Beach

Job

Pharmacy

Organization

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Employee Status

Regular

Job Level

Staff

Work Schedule

8/80 work shift hours (hospital)

Shift

Day Job

Scheduled Shift Start Time : 08:00 - Scheduled Shift End Time : 16:30

Department Name : Pharmacy - Todd Cancer Center