Pharmacy Technician - Sharp Tri-City Medical Center - Day Shift - Per Diem

STCMC Tri; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a Pharmacy Technician to support Tri-City Medical Center’s pharmacy operations in Oceanside, CA. You will assist with ordering, preparing, and distributing medications, including IV admixtures, and manage supplies to keep the IV room orderly.

The role requires IV admixture experience, CA license or intern status, and hospital pharmacy familiarity. Strong attention to aseptic technique and daily documentation are essential.

Qualifications

• H.S. diploma or equivalent is required.
• IV admixture experience is required (OP Infusion Center only).
• California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) or California Intern Pharmacist is REQUIRED.

Responsibilities

• Assist pharmacists and the Department of Pharmacy at Tri-City Medical Center in ordering, preparing, and distributing medications.
• Prepare IV additives and solutions using aseptic technique.
• Order and restock supplies; maintain the IV room and pharmacy in a neat and orderly manner.
• Maintain clean room suite and equipment per USP797 and CA State Board regulations.
• Monitor refrigerator and room temperatures; document activities daily.
• Deliver patient medications to nursing stations; ensure timely STAT deliveries.

Skills

IV sterile technique

Computer skills

Brand/generic name knowledge

Education

H.S. Diploma or Equivalent

California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH)

California Intern Pharmacist

Tools

Pyxis med station

CII Safe

Job description

Hours

Shift Start Time: Not Specified

Shift End Time: Not Specified

AWS Hours Requirement: 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements: Every Other

On-Call Required: No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $27.370 - $27.370 - $30.110

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Assists Pharmacists and the Department of Pharmacy at Tri-City Medical Center in ordering, preparing, and distributing medications. Prepares IV additives and solutions as required using aseptic technique. Responsible for ordering and restocking supplies, and maintaining the IV room and pharmacy in a neat and orderly manner.

Required Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
• IV admixture experience, required (OP Infusion Center only)
• California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy; OR California Intern Pharmacist - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Six (6) months hospital pharmacy experience
• Pyxis med station and CII Safe experience.
• Chemotherapy preparation experience.
• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board -PREFERRED

Essential Functions

• The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.
  1. Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.
  2. Scans medications into and out of carousel and C2 safe at all times. Scans medications being refilled into automated dispensing machine (ADM) at all times ensuring correct medication is being restocked.
  3. Delivers patient medications to individual nursing stations. This includes STAT bags, ADM loads, ADM refills & IV medications. Checks nursing floors for items unused to be brought back to the pharmacy for reuse or destruction. Ensure STAT medications are filled and delivered timely. Utilizes scanning device to scan medications delivered to the floors, ensuring item is delivered to the appropriate place.
  4. Prepares bulk medications using unit dose system. Prepares any non-sterile special items that need to be compounded. Restock crash carts, miscellaneous kits, floor stock requisitions as needed. Assists with putting the wholesale or other direct orders away.
  5. Maintains appropriate garbing, cleaning and maintenance of the Clean Room Suite and all equipment including Laminar Airflow Hood and BSC hood per USP797 and CA State Board of Pharmacy regulations. Monitors refrigerator temperatures, room temperatures and differential pressures in the HD, Ante and Clean Room. Documents all activities online daily.
  6. Maintains the pharmacy in a clean and orderly manner. Properly stores, handles and disposes of IV medications and supplies, including hazardous medications and supplies.
  7. Uses the C2 safe appropriately and runs compare report daily to catch any discrepancies and notifies Controlled Substance Technician or manager.
  8. Prepares all admixtures utilizing aseptic technique. Prioritizes admixture preparation for multiple patients.
  9. Routinely checks expiration dates in ADM and in the pharmacy; removing outdated medications and putting in the appropriate area.
  10. Other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Computer skills.
• IV sterile technique competency.
• Brand/generic name knowledge.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

California Intern Pharmacist - CA State Board of Pharmacy; H.S. Diploma or Equivalent; California Pharmacy Technician License (TCH) - CA State Board of Pharmacy; Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) - Pharmacy Technician Certification Board