Inpatient Pharmacy Technician

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, performs those

repetitive and manipulative activities which primarily consist of drug

distribution duties, pre-packaging, maintaining the inventory in the Pyxis

medstations (filling the medstation daily, checking for outdates), IV and

chemotherapy sterile compounding, record keeping (refrigerator temperature logs

and hood cleaning), billing, housekeeping and security functions.

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system

with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices,

specialty practices, urgent care centers and other ancillary locations

throughout metro Los Angeles as well as the David Geffen School of Medicine.

Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles'

trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you're looking

to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, UCan at UCLA

Health.

Schedule : Varied hours, depending on department

needs, including weekends and holidaysHourly Salary Range : $27.88 - $40.04 (Union

represented, step based salary depending on years of experience)Bargaining Unit : EX - AFSCME

Pharmacy Technician I (9283) : Less than 2 years

of experiencePharmacy Technician II (9282) : Equal to or more

than 2 years of experience

Qualifications

We are seeking a dedicated clinical professional

with :

• CA Pharmacy Technician license
• 2 years of inpatient pharmacy experience
• 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

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